Analysis of Kalahari, mission with sand, ostriches and spearheads.
Gang awa frae tha Glen
Tae a fearsome place;
Where tha darkened souls
Hae na gleemps o’grace.
Where tha work must fit
A new tongue and race.
Gang awa frae tha Glen for a wheel.
“Tis for certs He has ca’d
Ye, and ye must roon;
Tae a land o’ plagues
And o’ blastin’ sun,
Where tha rule o’ richt
Hae just sceerce begun.
Gang awa frae tha Glen, Robbie, chile.
There be muckle tae ken
O’ tha people’s need;
O’ tha crops that thrive,
O’ tha life they lead;
O’ tha daily thirst;
O’ their warfare, greed.
Gang awa frae tha Glen, and be wise.
Tho’ tha ship be worsted,
Tho’ tha trail be long,
Tho’ tha beasts be awful,
Ye’ll arrive anon;
And commence tae cant
Tha sweet Gospel song.
Gang awa frae tha Glen, in His love.
And ye’ll spot tha dee
When it starts tae click.
As they bring their young,
And they bring their sick;
For o’ Jesus’ kind
They ken nae sic lik..
Gang awa frae tha Glen, tae be used.
An’ it’s nae sa muckle
That their needs ye know,
Whuch’ll fan tha flame,
Cause your strenth tae grow;
But tha confeedence
“Tis your Laird says, “Go!”
Gang awa frae tha Glen, ‘til you’re gone.
(Robert Moffat, Pioneer Missionary to South-west Africa)
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111 10101 11101 1111 11111 01101 11111101 111111 10111 10111 0111 11111 11101 111111010 111011 11101 11111 11111 11101 1111 11111011 111110 11111 111110 1011 00111 11101 11111011 01111 11111 11111 01111 11101 11111 11111111 111110 11111 1111 11111 111 11111 11111111 101001100111100 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,199 |
Words | 251 |
Sentences | 15 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 42, 1 |
Lines Amount | 43 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 426 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 110 |
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Written on October 14, 2011
Submitted by dougb.21370 on January 27, 2023
Modified on April 18, 2023
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