Unless
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Unless the Lord builds the house we labour in vain.
Unless the Lord keeps the city the watchman's in vain.
Where is this house?
Where is this city?
How does it fall?
Through lack of knowledge it is rejected.
It's prophesied and should be expected.
Heaping up teachers for their itchy ears.
Proclaiming peace when there's no peace at all:
Wounds, bruises, putrifying sores
Not bound up with ointment
They fall through their flaws.
No intercessor;
He sent in his hand.
When he shows the world judgement,
Righteousness stands.
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Written on November 24, 2023
Submitted by myway6119 on November 23, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 545 |
Words | 118 |
Stanzas | 14 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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