Analysis of A Special Loving Lord



I woke up early on Christmas Day to open my presents
Sneaking down the stairs to peak underneath the tree
I couldn’t believe the sight what my eyes had showed me
old St Nicholas was waiting there for me and he said, hey little Robert, I just want to talk to you about what Christmas really means
The story of Jesus, who was born in a manger
He came to life to save our mortal souls
A gift from heaven that God almighty sent us
A Special Loving Lord
As we drove to church, I was playing with my toy
My daddy looked over the front seat to speak to me
Sonny boy can you tell me about Santa’s gift
I looked up at him and this is what I said
I need to tell you about what Christmas really means
The story of Jesus, who was born in a manger
He came to life to save our mortal souls
A gift from heaven that God almighty sent us
A Special Loving Lord
Sitting in a pew, I was praying with my family
Kneeling next to me was a poor boy with no toy
I reached over and gave him my Christmas present
He looked up and gave me a smile
I said, hey little friend, I need to tell you what Christmas really means
The story of Jesus, who was born in a manger
He came to life to save our mortal souls
A gift from heaven that God almighty sent us
A Special Loving Lord


Scheme abbcDEFGhbijcDEFGbhklcDEFG
Poetic Form
Metre 111101101110110 10101110101 110101111111 1110011011101111010111111101110101 0101101110010 11111110101 011101101011 010101 111111110111 1101100111111 101111101101 11111011111 1111101110101 0101101110010 11111110101 011101101011 010101 10001111011100 101111011111 111001111010 11101101 11110111111110101 0101101110010 11111110101 011101101011 010101
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 1,236
Words 257
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 26
Lines Amount 26
Letters per line (avg) 38
Words per line (avg) 10
Letters per stanza (avg) 978
Words per stanza (avg) 257
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Submitted on December 01, 2019

Modified on March 14, 2023

1:17 min read
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Keith Rideout

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