This Step I Take
This step I take, though known by none
Soon leads me to my Father's door
And through Him all will be undone
To end this now forever more
This step I take, though gone not still
Will come to pass without a sense
And given gifts of choice and will
For no more life of consequence
This step I take, though with regret
Be not your burdens anymore
Yet be it not that you forget
The person that I was before
This step I take, though night be dim
Shall lead me to a lightened path
Before the bless-ed foot of Him
Enduring either Love or Wrath.
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Submitted on March 23, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAB CXCX DBDB EFEF XX |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 528 |
Words | 109 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 2 |
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