Analysis of Sir, We Would See Jesus
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper 1825 – 1911
We would see Jesus; earth is grand,
Flowing out from her Creator's hand.
Like one who tracks his steps with light,
His footsteps ever greet our sight;
The earth below, the sky above,
Are full of tokens of his love; ?*'' .
But 'mid the fairest scenes we've sighed -
Our hearts are still unsatisfied.
We would see Jesus; proud and high
Temples and domes have met our eye.
We've gazed upon the glorious thought,
By earnest hands in marble wrought,
And listened where the flying feet
Beat time to music, soft and sweet;
But bow'rs of ease, and halls of pride,
Our yearning hearts ne'er satisfied.
We would see Jesus; we have heard
Tidings our inmost souls have stirred,
How, from their chambers full of night,
The darkened eyes receive the light;
How, at the music of his voice,
The lame do leap, the dumb rejoice.
Anxious we'll wait until we've seen
The good and gracious Nazarene.
Scheme | AABBCCDD EEFFGGDD HHBBIIJJ |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11110111 1011011 11111111 11101101 01010101 11110111 11010111 10111010 11110101 100111101 110101001 11010101 01010101 11110101 11110111 10101110 11110111 10101111 11110111 01010101 11010111 01110101 10110111 010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 863 |
Words | 159 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 226 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 53 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 06, 2023
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