Analysis of O Blessed Day
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
I saw the four and I saw the One
Who always sits above them.
He teaches everyone who hears.
Because he really loves them!
His holy Name I can’t pronounce,
Nor would I even try.
I’m looking forward to the day.
When I will never die.
O blessed day; rebuke me Lord
And teach me discipline!
And I will always praise you!
Lord, you’ve washed away my sin.
You’ve wiped away the teardrops,
That have fallen from my eyes!
And I will not be hungry
And my throat will not be dry!
O blessed day; rebuke me Lord
And teach me discipline!
The sun won’t beat upon me,
Nor the scorching heat again!
And I will always serve you,
In your temple at your throne.
And I will love you deeply Lord,
You have called me your own!
O blessed day; rebuke me Lord
And teach me discipline!
O blessed day; we love you Lord
Come back to us again! (2x)
| Scheme | abcb xdxd EAfx cxgd EAgx fheh EAex |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (43%) |
| Metre | 110101101 111011 1101011 0111011 11011101 111101 11010101 111101 1110111 011100 011111 1110111 110101 1110111 0111110 0111111 1110111 011100 0111011 1010101 011111 0110111 01111101 111111 1110111 011100 1111111 1111011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 835 |
| Words | 188 |
| Sentences | 18 |
| Stanzas | 7 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 28 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 89 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Written on June 06, 2009
Submitted by dawg4jesus on December 19, 2022
Modified on March 30, 2023
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