Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Poetry In Hymns
In this Hymn by Rich Mullins there are many elements of poetry. The persona of the hymn is a man who is longing for his home. In the hymn there is some alliteration with the words: more, moon, morning, etc. I do not think this hymn has any non-literal meanings because God can do thinks we cannot even imagine. However the literal meaning of the Hymn is that God is greater than all things and that he loves us so much that he will help us to get to him. This hymn is one that I would consider to be poetic but there are definitely some that are not.
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One non-literal detail I like is the idea of the "man who is longing for his home." Of course we all can relate to the idea of homesickness, but there is also the sense that this world is not our home, and we long for our true home when we will be united with God.
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