Analysis of A debtor to mercy alone
When time's no more and the eternal future has
begun.
When I stand before the throne of God, The Almighty One.
When this mortal body has put on immortality.
Then, shall I fully know how much my Lord has done for me.
When earth is no more and a new creation's taken place.
When I enter heavens glory by His wonderful grace.
When the glorious face of my Lord Jesus Christ I see.
Then, shall I fully know how much my Lord has done for me.
When I stand there clothed in a righteousness not my own.
When I sing with all the angels gathered around His throne
When I join with unnumbered saints in wondrous harmony.
Then, shall I fully know how much my Lord has done for me.
| Scheme | xaabB ccbB ddbB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111100010101 01 11101011100101 1110101110100 11110111111111 111110011101 11101010111001 10100111110111 11110111111111 1111100100111 11111010100111 111111010100 11110111111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
| Characters | 666 |
| Words | 130 |
| Sentences | 11 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 13 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 40 |
| Words per line (avg) | 10 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 174 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 43 |
About this poem
Written in response to God's grace and mercy
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