Analysis of FACED THE FIRES
Barry Green Jr 1973 (Florida)
FACED THE FIRES
I've faced the fires
Of the burning pits of Hell
Risen past the desires
Of sinful flesh as well
I've stood toe to toe
And the Devil backed down
Because every place I go
God's Grace does abound
When the fire leaps
And threatens to devour
Remember the Word He keeps
And His awesome loving power
In the Armor of the Lord
May we stand faithful and true
Remember His Word's your Sword
Let the Spirit work through you
There's no power under Heaven
That can peirce Faith's true shield
Let our love give a glimpse of Heaven
And crops of lost well yield
Face those flaming fire
Of the very pits of Hell
Make Jesus your desire
And you'll rise above as well
AMEN
Scheme | A ABAB CXCX DEDE FGFG HIHI EBEBX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1010 11010 1010111 1010010 110111 11111 001011 01100111 11101 10101 0101010 0100111 01101010 0010101 1111001 0101111 1010111 11101010 111111 1101101110 011111 111010 1010111 1101010 0110111 01 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 681 |
Words | 141 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5 |
Lines Amount | 26 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 76 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
About this poem
2 Corinthians 9 8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.
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