Analysis of It’s time to be blessed
When my life seemed to be at its worst, a neighbor said to me
Have you tried Christianity?
As I laughed out loud these words squeezed out
I don’t need to add something new
to make a mess out of it too
So she handed me a Bible and a concordance
The more I read the more it made sense
This is what I need I believe in this
I was so depressed
Who would have ever guessed
That it was time be blessed
I looked up at God and I began to pray
I said God you have to change the way I live so I don’t feel this way
And God said to me I’m going to change the way you feel so you don’t live that way
I told him that I’m not perfect so don’t expect me to change
He said I accept you as you are that’s why I came
I didn’t come for those who are well
but for those who need my help
He said hold on to me and let me show you what I can do
So I held on tight one step at a time God changed my life
He came through
It’s been 30 years since that day
I said God I have something to say
you are stuck with me because I can’t live any other way
You are my everything I need you
He said that’s okay that’s why I came I will never forsake you
Everyday God still comes through
In every way and that’s the truth
You won’t settle for less when you have had the best
When you are born again
it is time to be blessed
Scheme | AAXBB CCCDDD EEE XXXXBXB ECEBB BXDXD |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111111111010111 1110100 111111111 11111101 11011111 11101010001 011101111 1111110101 11101 111101 111111 11111010111 11111110111111111 01111110110111111111 111111011101111 1110111111111 11111111 1111111 111111011111111 11111111011111 111 111111 111111011 111110111110101 11110111 111111111110011 1011111 010010101 111011111101 111101 111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,334 |
Words | 297 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 6, 3, 7, 5, 5 |
Lines Amount | 31 |
Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 165 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 48 |
About this poem
When I was younger I made fun of people who claimed they found Jesus. I thought they were silly for saying that because they didn’t seem to be any different than they were the last time I saw them. Then one day it happened to me.
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