Analysis of Faithful King

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



Just another test; just another chance
To tell you how much I love you
O Lord my God; O Jesus Christ
There is no one above you

The birds can sing and the angels can fly
To the heavens and then surpass them
But here on earth my soul can rejoice
And my praises will go right past them

Into the ears of a loving God
Who knows no corruption or hate
Though now I know as His bride to be
I still will have to wait

But the day is coming soon my friend
When His judgment will then fall
That day will never trouble me
Because He is my all in all

With thankful hearts and grateful souls
Our praises will still ascend
To the One we know as a Faithful King
And call the Great I Am


Scheme XAXA XBXB XCDC EFDF XEXX
Poetic Form Quatrain  (80%)
Etheree  (35%)
Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 1010110101 11111111 11111101 1111011 0111001011 101001011 111111101 011011111 010110101 11101011 111111111 111111 101110111 1110111 11110101 01111101 11010101 10101101 1011110101 010111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 672
Words 144
Sentences 1
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 105
Words per stanza (avg) 28
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Written on February 22, 2008

Submitted by dawg4jesus on January 05, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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