Analysis of This Trip
I prayed a prayer once not knowing that it was ordained,
And in this knowledge my hope was inflamed,
To have a relationship with you my Lord the same as a once small child,
Then amongst the lies and confusion my love for you was defiled,
The purpose, I believe, was to bring me back to a pureness in spirit with you,
Where sin removed through your forgiveness made our relationship new,
In my weakness your strength is shown,
Through the blood of Jesus Christ my sins are attoned,
Before I was old enough to be decieved that I had any control,
In my weakness as a child your love for me was pure and whole,
After many attempts as an adult to be perfect for you,
It took the breaking to show me that I was made new,
In my love for you Lord, I did my best to be obedient to you,
And you continued to show me that regardless of my failure you would do for me what I myself could not do.
Scheme | AX XA BB XA CC BB BB |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101111011101 0011011101 11001011110110111 101010010111111 0101011111110101011 1101110101100101 01101111 10111011111 01111011111111001 011010111111101 1010011101110111 1101011111111 011111111111010011 010101111010111011111111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
Characters | 870 |
Words | 176 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 49 |
Words per line (avg) | 13 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 99 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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