Analysis of DARE NOT
Barry Green Jr 1973 (Florida)
Dare you stand before His Throne
Taking a self-righteous, judgmental tone?
What have I done that you can call wrong?
God is my Judge, to Him I belong!
My life is God's and mine!
What I do isn't for you to define
God knows the reason of my heart
How dare you come and tear me apart!
If my deeds are sin, let God decide!
He knows my heart, I've never defied!
I stand condemned in YOUR eyes,
But to Christ alone my heart cries
Take your condemnations to heart
Listen to yourself before you start!
Taking Grace to a room of Stone Laws!
When has the Law been the sole cause?
Blame for all I've done wrong
Is on me, where it belongs
But Grace comes from God alone
And you, my friend, ain't reached that Throne!
So don't you dare condemn me
If you don't happen to agree!
Let God judge between us
Leave the verdict to Jesus!
Perfection I'll never be
Sin can still darken me
But the Cross is still strong
I'm His Grace I belong
You called me your dear friend
In one act will it end?
Am I less Saved than you
Because you dislike what I do?
Tell me, in your judgement where is Christ above?
Where lies His Grace? Why hide His Love?
What is right in the pain you cause?
Instead of Grace, you throw Stone Laws!
Dare not judge me, or God you'll face
For I stand here in His Grace
Law kills, but Grace forgives
I'm forgiven, because Jesus lives
AMEN
Scheme | AABB CCDD EEFF DDGH BXAA IIJJ IIBB KKLL MMHG NNOOX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1110111 1001100101 111111111 111111101 111101 1111011101 11010111 111101101 11111111 111111001 1101011 11101111 1101011 101010111 101101111 11011011 111111 1111101 1111101 01111111 1111011 11110101 111011 1010110 0101101 111101 101111 111101 111111 011111 111111 01101111 11011011101 11111111 11100111 01111111 11111111 1111011 111101 101001101 01 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,354 |
Words | 295 |
Sentences | 22 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5 |
Lines Amount | 41 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 103 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
About this poem
I care very little if I am judged by you or by any human court; indeed, I do not even judge myself. My conscience is clear, but that does not make me innocent. It is the Lord who judges me. I Corinthians 4 3-4
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