Analysis of Dear Lord
Eugene Essex 1981 (Cape Town)
Almighty God and Saviour of souls,
Souls that are restless, worried, torn,
broken, demolished and hurt
Souls in need of comfort, reassurance,
guidance, light and rest
Lord, please Help me
Lord, please Save me
In Jesus name I pray
| Scheme | XXXXX AAX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01010111 11110101 1001001 101110010 10101 1111 1111 010111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 253 |
| Words | 51 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 91 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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