Analysis of OUR HEARTS

Barry Green Jr 1973 (Florida)



OUR HEARTS
You know we're getting older
The road wears us all down
Those giants are getting bolder
And old friends just ain't around
Sometimes we want to quit
Our hearts just aren't in it

But His love is ever lasting
Those mountains He still moves
The whole world's bent on crashing
His Spirit seeks and soothes
And we can still stand
Our hearts are in His hand

As dark as tomorrow seems
It's the dawn of what's to come
Peace beyond our wildest dreams
We will stand in His Kingdom
Then our race is won
Our hearts are with the Son

Yes we are getting older
But the battle's still the Lord's
Those giants still fall in order
Before His Holy Sword
He still calls us all to fight
Our Hearts are in His Light
Amen


Scheme XAXAXBB CXCXDD EFEFGG AXAXHHX
Poetic Form
Metre 101 1111010 011111 11011010 0111101 011111 10111001 11111010 110111 0111110 110101 01111 1011011 111011 1011111 10110101 1110110 110111 1011101 1111010 1010101 11011010 011101 1111111 1011011 01
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 717
Words 147
Sentences 1
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 7, 6, 6, 7
Lines Amount 26
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 141
Words per stanza (avg) 34

About this poem

Psalm 51 10 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

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Written on April 12, 2024

Submitted by crucifiedinhim2 on April 12, 2024

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