Analysis of ETERNITY IS BEGUN
Barry Green Jr 1973 (Florida)
ETERNITY IS BEGUN
I wish that all the battles fought
Could bring me the peace I sought
Sometimes it seems I suffered in vain
Lord deliver me from my pain
Though the mountains crash down
And my giants litter the ground
The next one takes it's place,
God send me now, Your Grace
Because the battles just don't end
Oh dear Lord, here we go again
I stand in the Grace You alone send
I'm here on my spirit's battle field
And never has my fath to yield
But tomorrow, it brings another giant
How long can I stand defiant
Seems after I've been through it all
Am I destined now, finally to fall?
Will I fall on these foreign shores
Jesus, my Savior, the Battle is Yours
Because the battles just don't end
Oh dear Lord, here we go again
I stand in the Grace You alone send
Seems I only can swing Your Sword
Because I'm lifted by You Lord
As wave after wave rocks my Life
Sinking in the mire of constant strife
And pain blinds my eyes as I fight
Endless battle through the dark of night
Heal my heart, God, I stand for You
Your Grace alone will see me through
Because the battles just don't end
Oh dear Lord, here we go again
I stand in the Grace You alone send
I stand to fight, the end I cannot see
As the enemy rushed to surround me
Though they bring all the Hordes of Hell
Though those around me all have fell
I stand, because you once stood in my place
I stand, I'm rising on Your Holy Grace
For I'll leave when I've finished my chores
I know that this battle, Lord is Yours
Because the battles just don't end
Oh dear Lord, here we go again
I stand in the Grace You alone send
I know it's not the battles I've fought
That will bring me the peace I've sought
I know this present suffering isn't in vain
For to live is for Christ, oh death will be gain
Watch the mountains all crumble down
As the angels lift a trumpet's sound
I will battle with all I'm worth
So the Son may find faith on earth
For here the Battle, it's finally done
As I fall in the arms of God's Son
This is the instant, eternity has begun
The battle's been won,
As Eternity is begun
Amen
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0100101 11110101 1110111 011111001 10101111 101011 01101001 011111 111111 01010111 11111101 110011011 111110101 01011111 1011101010 11111010 11011111 1110110011 11111101 1011001011 01010111 11111101 110011011 11101111 01110111 11101111 100011101 01111111 101010111 11111111 11011111 01010111 11111101 110011011 1111011101 1010011011 11110111 11011111 1101111011 1111011101 111111011 111110111 01010111 11111101 110011011 111101011 11110111 111101001001 11111111111 10101101 10101011 11101111 10111111 1101011001 111001111 110100100101 01011 10100101 01 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 2,081 |
Words | 436 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 11 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 8, 3, 8, 3, 8, 3, 8, 3, 8, 6 |
Lines Amount | 59 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 146 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 37 |
About this poem
18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. 19 For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. 20 For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope 21 that[a] the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God. 22 We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. 23 Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies. 24 For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have? 25 But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently. Romans 8: 18-25 more »
Written on May 01, 2024
Submitted by crucifiedinhim2 on May 01, 2024
Modified by crucifiedinhim2 on May 01, 2024
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