Analysis of All Knowing Ever Present
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
For You had formed my inward parts,
Knitted me in my mother’s womb;
Until my one body departs,
When I am resting in my tomb.
I praise You as fearfully made,
For my soul knows it very well;
Of darkness, I am not afraid,
Sojourning where I now do dwell.
My frame was not hidden from You,
And was being made in secret;
Curiously wrought to pursue,
Pleasing You through all my merit.
Your eyes have been seeing delight,
Although I am not quite perfect;
I am still a blessing in Your sight,
In Your book, You did not reject.
How precious of me are Your thoughts,
Continuance of Your fashion;
Watching us grow since we were tots,
Caring love with such a passion.
How precious of Your thoughts of me,
And how vast is the sum of them;
Please search my heart and You will see,
There is nothing there to condemn.
I am with You as I’m awake,
My thoughts are more than grains of sand;
For I know You will not forsake,
As I keep thoughts on each command.
Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH XIXI JKJK LMLM X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111101 10101101 01111001 11110011 111111 11111101 11011101 10011111 11111011 01101010 10001101 10111110 11111001 1111101 111010011 01111101 11011111 01001110 10111101 10111010 11011111 01110111 11110111 11101101 11111101 11111111 11111101 11111101 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 992 |
Words | 222 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 29 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 95 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Search Me, O God, and Know My Heart Psalm 139:13-18
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