Raptured
Oh whit a woe, but oh whit a joy
When wan angel came
Tae save wan little boy
Guid vapour flit frae a sky tae be
Tae salve a spirit sare tae flee
Frae this fleshy vial that I call me
Tho’ it wuid’nae matter if I died this day
Fir the Lord gi’es an’ the Lord takes away
Then the heevens spil’t o’er an’ thundered aboot
An’ a voice spoke wordlessly an’ said
‘Take aw the guid yins oot’
An’ oot came the raptured wi’ nae oonce mair blame
An’ put the lost an’ the damned
Fir aw that tae shame
Tho’ it wuid’nae matter if I died this day
Fir the Lord gi’es an’ the Lord takes away
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Submitted by Rustybuckets on November 01, 2016
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | aba ccc DD dxd bxb DD |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 598 |
Words | 120 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 2, 3, 3, 2 |
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