Analysis of Jesus is Watching
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
The eye of God is upon the earth
And it has been since the day of its birth.
I bow down Lord so you can see
The heart you’ve placed inside of me.
The heart of flesh and not of stone,
No longer desiring to be alone.
I call to you and cry aloud;
My God I am no longer proud.
Forgive me Lord for I have sinned,
My confession goes as I begin.
I love you Abba, my Father, my God;
I know that I deserve the rod.
So, punish me I know you must,
My Lord it is in you I trust.
Please show your mercy and saving grace,
That I may not live in disgrace.
To you I come with open arms
To find your love and not be harmed,
Forever in you, you forever in me,
O Lord you know this is my plea.
Scheme | AABB CCDD XXEE FFGG XXBB |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (60%) Etheree (25%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 011110101 0111101111 11111111 01110111 01110111 11001001101 11110101 11111101 01111111 101011101 1111011011 11110101 11011111 11110111 111100101 11111001 11111101 11110111 01001101001 11111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 680 |
Words | 168 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 101 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
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Written on October 01, 2005
Submitted by dawg4jesus on February 16, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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