Analysis of Hymn of Praise
Henry Kendall 1839 (Australia) – 1882 (Sydney)
Encompassed by the psalm of hill and stream,
By hymns august with their majestic theme,
Here in the evening of exalted days
To Thee, our Friend, we bow with breath of praise.
The great, sublime hosannas of the sea
Ascend on wings of mighty winds to Thee,
And mingled with their stately words are tones
Of human love, O Lord of all the zones!
Ah! at the close of many splendid hours,
While falls Thy gracious light in radiant showers,
We seek Thy face, we praise Thee, bless Thee, sing
This song of reverence, Master, Maker, King!
To Thee, from whom all shining blessings flow,
All gifts of lustre, all the joys we know,
To Thee, O Father, in this lordly space,
The great world turns with worship in its face.
For that glad season which will pass to-day
With light and music like a psalm away,
The gathered nations with a grand accord,
In sight of Thy high heaven, thank Thee, Lord!
All praise is Thine - all love that we can give
Is also Thine, in whose large grace we live,
In whom we find the ~One~ long-suffering Friend,
Whose immemorial mercy has no end.
Scheme | AABB CCDD EEFF GGHH IIJJ XXKK |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (83%) |
Metre | 0101011101 1110110101 1001010101 11101111111 01011101 0111110111 0101110111 1101111101 11011101010 111101010010 1111111111 11110010101 1111110101 1111010111 111100111 0111110011 1111011111 1101010101 0101010101 0111110111 1111111111 1101011111 01110111001 1010010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,043 |
Words | 199 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 137 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 33 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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