Analysis of Because He died

Royston 1946 (Reading)



Because of Jesus I go free.
Because He suffered there for me.
Because He stayed and did not run .
Because He said 'Your will be done.'

My transgressions on Him were laid
as lash by lash my debts He paid.
Blow by blow for each iniquity
as they nailed Him there upon the tree.

Drop by drop for each sin He bled
to wash me clean His blood was shed.
Then 'Father forgive them', He cried
as He bowed down His head and died.

'Death's the wages for sin', God said.
That's why He hung there in my stead.
Because Jesus died, I now live.
Because He cried, 'Father forgive'

Wonderful love He's shown to me.
Greater love has no man than He.
That is why I now sing His praise
and to His throne my anthem raise.


Scheme AABB CCAA DDEE DDXX AAFF
Poetic Form Quatrain  (80%)
Etheree  (30%)
Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 01110111 01110111 01110111 01111111 10101101 11111111 111110100 111110101 11111111 11111111 11001111 11111101 10101111 11111011 01101111 01111001 10011111 10111111 11111111 01111101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 719
Words 162
Sentences 14
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 106
Words per stanza (avg) 28
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