Analysis of A Heart Condition
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
Lord, when You look upon us
You see our heart’s condition
And if we will not turn to You
You won’t grant our petition
Your rest is for the righteous
Who have turned to You in faith
The wicked turn their own way
And remain in their own place
Will they have eternal rest
Is that their heart’s desire
Or just to use their lying tongues
To quench some of their fire
Lord, You know all of this and more
Things I can hardly fathom
When temptation tries to steal our lives
Let us not be like Adam
| Scheme | ABXB AXXX XCXC XDXD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (75%) |
| Metre | 1111011 11101010 01111111 11110010 1111010 1111101 0101111 0010111 1110101 1111010 11111101 1111110 11111101 1111010 1010111101 1111110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 498 |
| Words | 101 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 97 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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Written on May 11, 2010
Submitted by dawg4jesus on March 24, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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