Analysis of All that we need
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
The Lord Will Provide he knows the way
The way to the place we’re going
The Lord Will Provide he gave us the seed
The seed that we will be sowing
The God who sees me knows my trouble
The burdens that I can’t carry
The God who sees me said don’t be alone
And gave me a wife to marry
Now we have become one and we work together
To strengthen the bond, he’s forming
| Scheme | XAXAXBXB XA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 011011101 01101010 0110111101 01111110 011111110 01011110 0111111101 01101110 111011011010 11001110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 371 |
| Words | 77 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 141 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 38 |
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Written on December 19, 2016
Submitted by dawg4jesus on August 12, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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