Analysis of The Narrow Gate
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
Jesus you’re in this all the way.
And I will love You every day.
You’ve been with me right from the start.
And I will love You with all my heart.
So, help me toward my goal I pray.
And please don’t ever go away.
I need You now more than ever Lord.
Without You I can’t be restored.
Though your life was precious You gave it up.
So, I would no longer be corrupt.
Now my heart, my mind and my soul I bring.
To give to You as an offering.
I know its not much but it’s all I can do.
As I live to worship and honor You.
So please accept these from my hand.
My life is Yours; I’m just a man.
Teach me Lord; show me Your ways.
So, I will never go astray.
I want to enter through the narrow gate.
It’s there for You I’ll always wait!
Scheme | AA BB AA CC XX DD EE XX XA FF |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (25%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 10101101 011111001 11111101 011111111 111011111 01110101 111111101 01111101 1111101111 111110101 1111101111 111111100 11111111111 1111100101 11011111 11111101 1111111 11110101 1111010101 1111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 749 |
Words | 182 |
Sentences | 20 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 54 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 15 |
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Written on December 04, 2007
Submitted by dawg4jesus on January 20, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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