Nearer to the door
In a haze it falls upon me
In darkness the skies grey
In sorrow the Eagle shouts,
Where is thy works O’Lord?
Where does thou stand?
Forever in the light I wait
Forever far from the darkness
of today.
‘Oh Father, where is my heart ?’
Is it where with my soul
Shall I see through the
death of tomorrow, the dead brought
to life.
Will you lead me out of this darkness
Surely there is a rainbow after the rain or shall it fail to be until the
truth of the mystery is brought out
spreading all that is not of Gods grace.
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Submitted by Golden Eagle on January 20, 2021
Modified on March 14, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCDDDEBDFGDHEGDI |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 512 |
Words | 104 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 17 |
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