Analysis of On the Gridiron
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
Lord I love you; I want to see your face,
You know I no longer want to live in disgrace.
When you make a way Lord you make a Way,
I have to confess to your glory today.
No worries ahead and no troubles behind,
Your grace and your mercy are all that I find!
Your laws are perfect and true and right,
Your every thought has become my delight,
We all need some blockers to defend as we run,
You’ve given us the best Lord; you gave us your Son!
His Spirit protects us at the start of each play,
Now victory is ours, none can stand in His way!
Thank you, Lord Jesus, because you overcame the world.
| Scheme | AABB CC DDEE BB X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111111111 111110111001 1110111101 11101111001 11001011001 11011011111 111010101 11001101101 111110101111 110101111111 110011101111 1100110111011 1111001110101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 599 |
| Words | 136 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 2, 4, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 13 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
| Words per line (avg) | 9 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 91 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Written on April 24, 2007
Submitted by dawg4jesus on February 23, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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