Analysis of Help Me Lord
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
Why so troubled, O my soul
Trust in the LORD; then you’ll be whole
I have so much to learn from You
And so much yet to see that’s true
The things You show me great and strong
To do them I will not be wrong
With You I’ll sing my final song
As all the heavens sing along
I cannot cross Your Mighty Word
Remembering not the things I’ve heard
To do so would be foolishness
Then by You I’d not be blessed
So now I call upon Your Name
With all my heart; soul not restrained
| Scheme | AABB CCCC DDXX XX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1110111 10011111 11111111 01111111 01111101 11111111 11111101 11010101 11011101 010010111 11111100 1111111 11110111 11111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 480 |
| Words | 101 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 91 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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Written on July 08, 2013
Submitted by dawg4jesus on July 02, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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