Analysis of All for Love
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
Peter is there, he tends the gate,
For him the obedience key,
But when love comes near to enter in,
He is met outside by Thee.
You snatch him up in Your arms,
He knows no longer can he be harmed,
He says it’s true, I know I’m free,
Because Your truth, it lives in me.
And then the gifts, the rewards of love,
They light on you as though a dove,
With wings of mercy and tender grace,
And all because you seek His face.
The comfort and peace, everlasting joy yours,
No longer resting on distant shores.
It’s home you’ve come to see your King,
He places on you a robe and a ring,
All this and more than you’ve dreamed of,
Is now all yours and all for Love.
The patience He has shown to you,
The kindness that you were not due,
Oh, the grace and mercy from God above,
It comes to you and all for love.
His chosen one, His bride to be,
Yes, all His love is all for thee!
Scheme | XAXA XXAA BBCC XX DDBB EEBB AA |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10111101 11001001 111111100 1111111 1111011 111101111 11111111 01111101 010100111 11111101 111100101 01011111 0100101011 110101101 11111111 1101101001 11011111 11110111 01011111 01011011 1010101101 11110111 11011111 11111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 881 |
Words | 206 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 2, 4, 4, 2 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 93 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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Written on August 28, 2005
Submitted by dawg4jesus on February 15, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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