Analysis of In the Beginning God



In the beginning was the Word, and the
Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Remain in Him and He’ll remain in you
This is the promise of Jesus
Remain in the word He has spoken to you
These words are not meant to deceive us

God in all of His power and might
Could have come here to enslave us
But humble and meek He came as a baby
God sent His Son here to save us

Save us from what you might be asking
As you’re sitting there counting your treasure
To save us from sin and the death that will follow
When you’re living here just for your pleasure

So how can a baby save us from this?
Well that baby grew into a man
Not considering Himself to be equal with God
He lived sinless and made His last stand

He stood on a cross with His arms opened wide
To pay for our sins and receive us
So, one day with Him in God we’ll abide
Our God has a name; His name is Jesus


Scheme AB CDCD XDAD XEXE XXBX FDFD
Poetic Form
Metre 0001010100 111100111 0101010101 11010110 01001111011 111111011 101111001 11111011 11001111010 11111111 111111110 1110110110 111110011110 1110111110 1110101111 111010101 1010001111011 11101111 11101111101 1111010011 1111101101 10110111110
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 875
Words 189
Sentences 3
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 2, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 22
Letters per line (avg) 31
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 112
Words per stanza (avg) 30
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Written on November 04, 2007

Submitted by dawg4jesus on January 14, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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