Analysis of AMERICAN RHAPSODY: RING OF FREEDOM
Barry Green Jr 1973 (Florida)
AMERICAN RHAPSODY: RING OF FREEDOM
Long ago a bell began to ring
It rang as Revolution began to burn
The bell rang as we rejected a king
It rang as our Freedom we did earn
Though it strained, and even cracked
The bell, it never fell silent or broke
Faith and Grace covered what lacked
And still the bell loudly spoke
America, let Freedom ring
In this rhapsody I now sing
Liberty Bell rang, through peace and war
Proclaiming Freedom through this land
God rode in power riding before
As patriots answered the call to stand
As long as Freedom rings, Grace calls still
Stand Patriots, stand ye saints, stand all
In Faith we will be the city on a hill
Lifting Freedom's loud call
America, let Freedom ring
In this rhapsody I now sing
Maybe the bell has finally broken
Maybe Liberty will never again ring
But greater things our Lord has Spoken
That have stood, despite everything
Our nation may be defeated within
As fire burns our broken wings
God can still forgive our nation's sin
God can still heal all things
America, let Freedom ring
In this rhapsody I now sing
Ring! Bell of Liberty! Ring out loud!
While faithful men rise and stand
A tea party will draw a crowd
Across the Brave's land!
While Americans can still rise,
Freedom need not fail
Wave Old Glory in the skies
And lift a Rebel yell!
America, let Freedom ring
In this rhapsody I now sing
AMEN
Scheme | x ababcdcdAA efefghghAA iaiajkjkAA lflfmxmxAAx |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01001001110 101010111 1110100111 0111101001 1111010111 1110101 0111011011 1011011 0101101 01001101 01100111 100111101 01010111 110101001 1100100111 111101111 110011111 01111010101 101011 01001101 01100111 1001110010 10100110011 1101101110 1110110 10101101001 110110101 1110110101 111111 01001101 01100111 111100111 1101101 01101101 01011 10100111 10111 1110001 010101 01001101 01100111 01 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,359 |
Words | 259 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 10, 10, 10, 11 |
Lines Amount | 42 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 217 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 50 |
About this poem
Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God's kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? Romans 2 4
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