Analysis of More Than Conquerors
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
The Lord has saved and rescued me,
Even from the danger I could not see;
He watches over me day and night.
The Lord’s the one who does what’s right!
The Lord has become my strength and shield.
To wicked men I will not yield.
They surrounded me on every side.
Then to the Lord my God I cried!
I cut them off like death in spring;
I conquered them with just one swing.
I watched and saw the last one fall.
I cut them off; I killed them all!
They fell and will not rise again.
This is the fate of wicked men.
They robbed the blind and killed the lame;
Down to the grave they’ll go in shame!
I was pushed back and about to fall.
But then, My God, He heard my call.
He lifted me up to stand on High.
He rescued me so I would not die!
Scheme | AABB CCDD EEFF GGHH FFII |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 01110101 1010101111 110101101 01011101 011011101 11011111 1010111001 11011111 11111101 11011111 11010111 11111111 11011101 11011101 11010101 11011101 111100111 11111111 110111111 110111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 738 |
Words | 175 |
Sentences | 16 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 110 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
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Written on February 28, 2008
Submitted by dawg4jesus on February 11, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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