Analysis of The Pastor Sins
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
The arrogant words of prideful men
I do not seek for my praise
But only what my LORD approves
Because He is the One who saves
He does not look upon the outward
But goes straight to the heart
He won’t judge by what your checkbook says
But why you stop and start
A man is not a Christian
When he outwardly looks pure
But when he loves his enemies
And seeks to help the poor
Circumcision of the heart my love
Is really all that matters
Don’t listen to a shepherd who
Looks good but only scatters
| Scheme | XAXX XBXB XXXX XXXA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
| Metre | 01001111 1111111 11011101 01110111 111101010 111101 11111111 111101 0111010 1110011 11111100 011101 01010111 1101110 11010101 111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 499 |
| Words | 101 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 98 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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Written on October 07, 2010
Submitted by dawg4jesus on September 30, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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