Analysis of The Love of Jesus
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
The sweetest words I’ve ever heard
My loved one said I love You
As I look down from heaven
Let Me say I’m not above you
One day you shall be like Me
As we’re speaking face to face
And I will be delighted
With the warmth of your embrace
I know I said I love you too
But that was not enough
So let Me show you how I love
For Me that won’t be tough
I gave up My own life for yours
So you could truly know Me
I know you’ll do the same for Me
So you can somehow show Me
The depth of your commitment
To the vows that we have made
I always will be with you
So our love won’t be delayed
| Scheme | XAXA BCXC ADXD XBBB XEAE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (80%) Etheree (35%) |
| Metre | 01011101 1111111 1111110 11111011 1111111 1010111 0111010 1011101 11111111 111101 11111111 111111 11111111 1111011 11110111 111111 0111010 1011111 111111 11011101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 594 |
| Words | 133 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 89 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Written on May 06, 2010
Submitted by dawg4jesus on March 18, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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