O Father, Where Have You Gone
A. Tumelty 2004 (United Kingdom)
O Father, where have you gone
'I took hold of eternity's hand'
I implore, tell me, where have you gone
If you tell me, I will surely come
My efforts to commune lead only to wonder
O Father, where have you gone
'I have gone where the spirit goes'
Can I go with you?
'Not in this life, my son'
I'm left forlorn, my spirit cries
to follow the path of yours
From each day since and forever more
I ask:
O Father, where have you gone
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Written on August 26, 2023
Submitted by adamtumelty22 on August 25, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 430 |
Words | 92 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 7, 1 |
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