Analysis of Always there

Royston 1946 (Reading)



Before the Daystar was in position
and the planets began their round,
or the galaxies were called into being
and a single star was found.

There standing at the threshold of 'The beginning',
preceding time and space.
He said 'Let there be' and the vast universe
nestled neatly into place.

Light burst forth commencing a great journey,
shining its' illuminating ray,
and thus began the glorious dawning
of the very first created day.

Many years have passed and gone since that first day
with its pristine light did shine,
including times when in the garden Adam
walked and talked with God Divine.

But sin through disobedience brought
separation between God and man
and God through grace began to implement
His wonderful salvation plan.

To walk with men on earth and to climb
that Calvary hill and there to die
To save us from the penalty of our sin
and the law to satisfy.

He has always been there,
throughout the history of the human race
and He will for ever be there,
when the new heaven and earth takes its place.

When this old creation has passed away
and the new Jerusalem appears,
and the multitude of redeemed sing His praises
through the eternal years.


Scheme XABA BCXC XDBD DEXE XFXF XGXG HCHC DIXI
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 010110010 00100111 10100010110 0010111 11010110010 010101 1111100110 1010011 1110100110 10101001 0101010010 101010101 10111011111 1110111 01011001010 1011101 11101001 01001101 0111011100 11000101 111111011 110010111 111101001101 001110 11111 01010010101 01111011 1011001111 1110101101 001010001 00101011110 100101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,159
Words 205
Sentences 9
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 32
Letters per line (avg) 29
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 117
Words per stanza (avg) 26
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Modified on March 05, 2023

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