Analysis of Desert Howl

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



The Lord is kind and gracious,
He’s loving in all His ways,
He’s the One, who does these things,
He listens to what I say.

Because I don’t speak on my own,
But through His Holy Spirit,
He takes my hand and guides me along,
His path so He may clear it.

Removing all the stumbling blocks,
That would otherwise make me fall,
I have no fear when I walk with the Lord,
Because He’s my all in all!

Moving in His mighty power,
He is my strength and my song!
O God, Lord Jesus, the Holy One,
You alone are strong!

Every time I hear His voice,
I’m longing for our home,
But now for just a little while,
It’s here that we must roam.


Scheme XXXX XABA XCXC XBXB XDXD
Poetic Form
Metre 0111010 1100111 1011111 1101111 01111111 1111010 111101101 1111111 010101001 1110111 1111111101 0111101 10011010 1111011 111100101 10111 10011111 1101101 11110101 111111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 638
Words 149
Sentences 6
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 94
Words per stanza (avg) 25
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Written on December 08, 2006

Submitted by dawg4jesus on February 22, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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