Analysis of Lift up your heads, ye gates of brass;
James Montgomery 1771 (Irvine) – 1854
Lift up your heads, ye gates of brass;
Ye bars of iron, yield!
And let the King of glory pass;
The Cross is in the field!
A holy war his servants wage,
Mysteriously at strife;
The powers of heaven and hell engage
For more than death or life.
Ye armies of the living God,
His sacramental host,
Where hallowed footstep never trod,
Take your appointed post.
Follow the Cross; the ark of Peace
Accompany your path:
To souls imprisoned bring release
From bondage and from wrath.
Uplifted are the gates of brass;
The bars of iron yield;
Behold the King of glory pass!
The Cross has won the field!
| Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH ABAB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 11111111 111101 01011101 011001 01011101 100011 0101100101 111111 11010101 110001 1101101 110101 10010111 010011 11010101 110011 10010111 011101 01011101 011101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 580 |
| Words | 111 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 92 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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