A Mother Cried
A mother cried a mother cried as her dear son was crucified
oh a mother cried that cloudy day.
oh I know it took some strong men to hold her, to keep
Mary from her son, she had to stand aside for
he was the only one
yet a mother cried.
As they marched him down the street spitting and calling
him names he loved them and said they should not be blamed, yet a mother cried,
as they drove the nails in his hands so hard for a mother
to understand oh a mother cried,
oh they hung him on a tree for the whole cruel world to
see she never question, for it had to be yet a mother cried.
Then he said, Woman, behold thy son, his fathers work was almost done yet a mother cried
Oh a mother cried a mother cried as her dear son was crucified a mother cried a mother cried that cloudy day
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Submitted by Elizabeth59 on May 25, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AB XXXA XA XA XA A B |
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Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 767 |
Words | 161 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 4, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1 |
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