Analysis of Turn to the Lord
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
Oh, how my anger stumbles me
When someone hurts my feelings
I pray that you’ll forgive me Lord
In all my earthly dealings
If righteous men turn from His ways
They will not be forgiven
But if they turn right back to Him
They’ll surely go on living
And if you say: I have not sinned
You’re making Him a liar
But if you ask: Forgive me Lord
You will avoid the fire
| Scheme | XABA XXXX XCBC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (67%) |
| Metre | 11110101 111110 11110111 0111010 11011111 1111010 11111111 1101110 01111111 1101010 11110111 1101010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 369 |
| Words | 75 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 94 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Written on August 14, 2013
Submitted by dawg4jesus on August 31, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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