Analysis of A Need to Feed

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



I don’t want what I want, I want what I need,
If you look inside I have a passion to feed,
A passion for life, not for death that encumbers,
Yes, I want to live and I don’t want to slumber.

Your rest is for me, I don’t want to stray,
O Lord in your arms is where I want to stay.
Let me feed your sheep as I follow your lead,
And if it’s Your will then yes let me bleed.

How wonderful you are, how beautiful your feet,
When I open the door, you say sit in my seat.
You stood up and said now you sit down,
You’re wearing my ring so I’ll give you a crown.

Now go spread the Word and bring to me the glory,
As I’m anointing your head and giving you authority.


Scheme AAXX BBXA CCDD EE
Poetic Form
Metre 11111111111 111011101011 0101111111 111110111110 1111111111 11011111111 11111111011 0111111111 110011110011 111001111011 111011111 11011111101 111010111010 1111101010100
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 674
Words 157
Sentences 7
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 2
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 35
Words per line (avg) 10
Letters per stanza (avg) 122
Words per stanza (avg) 35
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Written on August 02, 2005

Submitted by dawg4jesus on February 15, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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