Analysis of Strange Intersection of Mercy (the Cross)



It makes little sense.
Finding a place of co-existence
For mercy and truth
For righteousness and peace.
God is so lofty and pure.
We are smudges
Of disappointment and doubt.
But at the Cross, reconciliation.
God abandoning His Wrath.
Comforting His adopted ones.
Honouring their Godly fear and repentance

.
This is Revival, friends.
Both personal and corporate.
Praise the God Who
Accomplishes this
With the obedience of
His Beloved Son, Jesus.
And with the Passions of that
Celebrated Hill.
Ranked a criminal.
But peerless in holiness and hope.
The Lord of Glory.
Celebrated by the Four Evangelists.
King, but servant.
Priest, but sacrifice.
Thirst, but sparkling satisfaction.
Lamb, but conquering Lion.


Scheme ABXXXAXCXXB XXXXXXXXXXXXXXCC
Poetic Form
Metre 11101 100111010 11001 110001 1111001 111 101001 11010010 1010011 10010101 111010010 1 110101 11000100 1011 01001 1001001 101110 0101011 1001 10100 110010001 01110 1001010100 1110 1110 1110010 1110010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 718
Words 136
Sentences 20
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 11, 17
Lines Amount 28
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 283
Words per stanza (avg) 56
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Written on April 25, 2023

Submitted by dougb.19255 on April 25, 2023

Modified by dougb.19255 on April 25, 2023

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Wayne Blair

Born in London. Graduated law 1976 Practised eleven years, Married Hilary 1974 Two kids Lauren 1980 And Jordan 1987. Business failed 1987. Moved not knowing whither. Happy hills of Waterloo Region. Mennonite Country. Thirty four years in Industry. No complaints. Poet, photographer, nature hiker. Harmonica busker. http://puffnchord7.blogspot.com/ more…

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