Analysis of Glory to God

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



Though hills and mountains rule the land
The harvest is in the valleys
The rich and prosperous won’t come in
We find our friends in alleys

We find them beaten; broken down
Like worthless fruit left on the ground
But we can lift them up again
In heaven we’ll have lots of friends

Give to the poor; lend to the Lord
God’s faithful he’ll repay you
Then you’ll have an abundant life
His blessings won’t betray you

Abundant life is knowing God
And Jesus Christ his glory
To walk with him and see his face
And hear all of the stories

I’m afraid that this might take awhile
So, don’t make any plans
Just sit still and rest a little while
Right here in his hands


Scheme XAXA XXXX XBXB XXXA CXCX
Poetic Form Quatrain  (40%)
Etheree  (25%)
Metre 11010101 01010010 010100110 11101010 11110101 11011101 11111101 01011111 11011101 1101011 11110101 1101011 01011101 0101110 11110111 0111010 101111101 111101 111010101 11011
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 674
Words 130
Sentences 1
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 104
Words per stanza (avg) 25
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Written on March 19, 2022

Submitted by dawg4jesus on March 19, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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