Analysis of Acrostic Number Three

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



B ecause lies in this world are everywhere,
E veryday Your cleansing flow will make me whiter than snow!

B ut the truth is in the Word, you’ll find it there.
Y ou should not seek the things that can only be seen!

J ust the Truth and the hope of those being redeemed,
E verything in this world that you think brings contentment,
S till causes you grief and leads to resentment,
U nless you have found the one true source of peace,
S ilver, riches and gold won’t bring you relief!

T he saints will all be raised up and gathered to the few,
H owever, the ones without faith, will remain in their fiery pews,
E veryday Your cleansing flow will make me whiter than snow!

A cceptance is what we all long for and need,
U nderstanding in all of our ways,
T hankful hearts that rejoice and bleed,
H is blessing on all of our days,
O ur joy begins and remains in Jesus,
R emember, Lord, all of our friends!

A ll of our money and power won’t free us,
N o riches and surely not men,
D epend on our Savior and “Don’t be afraid!”

P ut Him first in all that you do,
E verything else then can be delayed,
R emember His promises are true,
F irst seek the Lord in all of your ways,
E verything else He will give to you,
C ome as you are and love Him today,
T hank God that you’re one of the few,
E ach one that He chooses cannot slip away,
R eturn to the one that loves you!

O Lord, thank you, for all the things you do,
F or being first in my life, the only one true!

O verlooking our transgressions in all the things we do,
U nderstanding that we’re made from dust, as only you can do,
R aising up Your children and teaching us to love!

F orgiveness is the cornerstone that You are speaking of,
A way from all the worries that this world has to offer,
I believe as I remain in You, I won’t become a scoffer,
T he treasures we have in this world are life, faith and hope,
H is perfect love drives out our fears so that we all can cope!


Scheme aB ax xccxx dxB efefgx gxh dhdfdidid dd ddj jxakk
Poetic Form
Metre 111011110 1111011111011 110110011111 1111101111011 1101001111001 110111111010 111011011010 11111011111 11100111101 11111111010101 1101011101011001 1111011111011 0111111101 11011101 11110101 1110111101 11101001010 11111101 0111010010111 111001011 111101001101 111101111 11111101 11110011 1110101111 11111111 1111101101 111111101 111111010101 11101111 1111110111 1110101101011 1110010010111 1110111110111 111110010111 111010111101 01110101111110 101110101110101 11101101111101 1101111101111111
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 1,946
Words 439
Sentences 12
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 5, 3, 6, 3, 9, 2, 3, 5
Lines Amount 40
Letters per line (avg) 37
Words per line (avg) 10
Letters per stanza (avg) 147
Words per stanza (avg) 39
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Written on August 04, 2007

Submitted by dawg4jesus on February 28, 2023

Modified on April 26, 2023

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