Analysis of Grace and Peace Be to You All

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



When will you come home my son?
The day is waxing thin
Invite your friends to come along
That they might enter in

As the night grows closer
I’ll be watching from My hill
To see your feet approaching
Then I’ll run to do My will

Place a robe upon him
On his finger put a ring
And get some sandals for his feet
While I’m embracing him

I’ll sing a song of love to you
And slay the fatted calf
We’ll eat and dance and sing again
Hearts filled with joy we’ll laugh

Because he loves me says the Lord
It’s I who’ll rescue him
I’ll protect him if he slips
And lift him up again

I’ll look into his heart to find
The things that make men fall
Then I’ll remove them every one
Yes, I’ll remove them all

Thank you, Father for your Son!


Scheme ABXB XCDC EDXE XFGF XEXG XHAH A
Poetic Form
Metre 1111111 011101 01111101 111100 101110 1110111 1111010 1111111 101011 1110101 01110111 110101 11011111 01011 11010101 111111 01111101 111101 1011111 011101 11011111 011111 110111001 110111 1110111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 751
Words 154
Sentences 2
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 80
Words per stanza (avg) 21
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Written on February 21, 2012

Submitted by dawg4jesus on July 16, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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