Analysis of Lenton Communion
Rest in a friend's house, Dear, I pray:
The way is long to Good Friday,
And very chill and grey the way.
No crocus with its shining cup,
Nor the gold daffodil is up, --
Nothing is here save the snowdrop.
Sit down with me and taste good cheer:
Too soon, too soon, Thy Passion's here;
The wind is keen and the skies drear.
Sit by my fire and break my bread.
Yea, from Thy dish may I be fed,
And under Thy feet my hair spread!
Lord, in the quiet, chill and sweet,
Let me pour water for Thy feet,
While the crowd goes by in the Street.
Why wouldst Thou dream of spear or sword,
Or of the ingrate rabble, Lord?
There is no sound save the song of a bird.
Let us sit down and talk at ease
About Thy Father's business.
(What shouts were those borne on the breeze?)
Nay, Lord, it cannot be for Thee
They raise the tallest cross of the three
On yon dark Mount of Calvary!
So soon, so soon, the hour's flown!
The glory's dying: Thou art gone
Out on Thy lonely way, alone.
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Metre | 10011111 01111110 01010101 11011101 1011011 1011101 11110111 1111111 01110011 111100111 11111111 01011111 10010101 11110111 10111001 11111111 1101101 1111101101 11110111 0111010 11011101 11110111 110101101 11111100 11110101 0110111 11110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 942 |
Words | 196 |
Sentences | 14 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
Lines Amount | 27 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 80 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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