Analysis of Proclaiming throughout the universe

Royston 1946 (Reading)



I look up at the starry heavens and can see
the galaxies proclaiming God's great majesty.
As throughout the whole world the shining stars declare
God's greatness to us all and of His loving care.

There's no place on earth in which their voice is not heard
speaking in celestial tongues and ancient word.
They talk of immense distance and eons of time,
of beginnings and endings, and things so sublime.

Shining bright in a universe that is so vast,
as into the present comes light from the past.
Enabling me to see God’s creativity,
and to contemplate the things of eternity.

For each star in our endless universe so bright
shines out for His Glory throughout day and night
and unceasingly their amazing anthems raise
singing “Glory to God” in harmonious praise.

Whenever I tune into what they have to say
I join their praise as I walk on upon my way.
Lifting my spirit up to the heavens’ above,
praising the Lord my God for His mercy and love.


Scheme AABB CCDD EEAA FFGG HHII
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 111101010011 010001011100 101011010101 110111011101 111110111111 10001010101 111011001011 101001001101 10100101111 10101011101 010011110100 01100110100 111010101011 11111001101 011010101 101011001001 010110111111 111111110111 101101101001 100111111001
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 951
Words 171
Sentences 9
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 38
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 150
Words per stanza (avg) 34
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Submitted by royston on October 27, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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