Analysis of A Grateful Heart
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
I give thanks to You O Lord,
Singing praise with my who heart;
To remain in one accord,
Having my lips to impart.
I bow down within Your church,
Giving thanks for steadfast love;
Faithfulness no need to search,
You have exalted all above.
Above all Your Name and Word,
I cry out and You respond;
And knowing that You have heard,
Because You see I have fawned.
My strength of soul you increase,
And the kings shall give You praise;
When the rulers declare peace,
In Your Word each one obeys.
They shall sing the ways of You,
Because Your glory is great;
Knowing that Your Word is true,
Your judgment will seal their fate.
Even though the Lord is high,
You regard those who are low;
Because the proud will deny,
Trust the evil far below.
Though I walk amid trouble,
You are preserving my life;
Rescuing me from rubble,
That causes burdens with strife.
You deliver me from danger,
My foes are feeling Your wrath;
But to me slow to anger,
As I walk the narrow path.
You will fulfill your purpose,
For me in Your steadfast love;
Forgiving any trespass,
Never forsaking thereof.
Copyright © 2024 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EXEA FGFG HIHI JKJK LMLM NONO XDXD N |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111111 1011111 1010101 1011101 1110111 101111 11111 11010101 0111101 1110101 0101111 0111111 1111101 0011111 1010011 0111101 1110111 0111011 1011111 1101111 1010111 1011111 0101101 1010101 1110110 1101011 1001110 1101011 10101110 1111011 1111110 1110101 1101110 110111 010101 100101 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,122 |
Words | 248 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 37 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 87 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Give Thanks to the LORD Psalm 138
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