Analysis of We Hail Thee Now, O Jesus
Frederick George Scott 1861 (Montreal, Quebec) – 1944 (Quebec City, Quebec)
We hail thee now, O Jesus,
thy presence here we own,
though sight and touch have failed us,
and faith perceives alone;
thy love has veiled thy glory;
and hid thy power divine,
in mercy to our weakness,
beneath an earthly sign.
We hail thee now, O Jesus,
in silence hast thou come,
for all the hosts of heaven
with wonderment are dumb:
so great the condescension,
so marvelous the love,
which for our sakes, O Savior,
have drawn thee from above.
We hail thee now, O Jesus,
for law and type have ceased,
and thou in each Communion
art Sacrifice and Priest;
we make this great memorial
in union, Lord, with thee,
and plead thy death and passion
to cleanse and set us free.
We hail thee now, O Jesus,
for death is drawing near,
and in thy presence only
its terrors disappear;
dwell with us, sweetest Savior,
and guide us through the night,
till shadows end in glory,
and faith be lost in sight.
Scheme | Ababcdad Aefefghg Aifixcfc Ajcjhkck |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111110 110111 1101111 010101 1111110 0111001 01011010 011101 1111110 010111 1101110 110011 110010 110001 11101110 111101 1111110 110111 0101010 11001 11110100 010111 0111010 110111 1111110 111101 0011010 11001 1111010 011101 111010 011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 867 |
Words | 168 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 173 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 42 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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