Analysis of Hymn 80
Isaac Watts 1674 (Southampton, Hampshire) – 1748 (Stoke Newington, Middlesex)
An evening hymn.
Psa. 4:8; 3:5,6; 148:8.
Thus far the Lord has led me on,
Thus far his power prolongs my days;
And every evening shall make known
Some fresh memorial of his grace.
Much of my time has run to waste,
And I perhaps am near my home;
But he forgives my follies past,
He gives me strength for days to come.
I lay my body down to sleep,
Peace is the pillow for my head;
While well-appointed angels keep
Their watchful stations round my bed.
In vain the sons of earth or hell
Tell me a thousand frightful things
My God in safety makes me dwell
Beneath the shadow of his wings.
[Faith in his name forbids my fear;
O may thy presence ne'er depart!
And in the morning make me hear
The love and kindness of thy heart.
Thus when the night of death shall come,
My flesh shall rest beneath the ground,
And wait thy voice to rouse my tomb,
With sweet salvation in the sound.]
Scheme | X A XAXA XXXB CDCD EAEA XFXF BGXG |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101 1 11011111 111100111 010010111 110100111 11111111 01011111 11011101 11111111 11110111 11010111 11010101 11010111 01011111 11010101 11010111 0101111 10110111 11110101 00010111 01010111 11011111 11110101 01111111 11010001 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 859 |
Words | 177 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 26 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 85 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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