Analysis of Ask What I Shall Give Thee (I)
John Newton 1725 (Wapping, London) – 1807 (London)
Come, my soul, thy suit prepare,
Jesus loves to answer prayer;
He Himself has bid thee pray,
Therefore will not say thee nay.
Thou art coming to a King,
Large petitions with thee bring;
For His grace and pow'r are such
None can ever ask too much.
With my burden I begin:
Lord, remove this load of sin!
Let Thy blood, for sinners spilt,
Set my conscience free from guilt.
Lord, I come to Thee for rest,
Take possession of my breast;
There Thy blood-bought right maintain
And without a rival reign.
As the image in the glass
Answers the beholder's face,
Thus unto my heart appear;
Print Thine own resemblance there.
While I am a pilgrim here,
Let Thy love my spirit cheer;
As my Guide, my Guard, my Friend,
Lead me to my journey's end.
Show me what I have to do;
Every hour my strength renew.
Let me live a life of faith;
Let me die Thy people's death.
Scheme | AABB CCDD EEFF GGHH XXIA XIJJ KKXX |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (57%) |
Metre | 1111101 1011101 1011111 111111 1110101 1010111 11101111 1110111 1110101 1011111 1111101 1110111 1111111 1010111 1111101 0010101 1010001 10011 1101101 1110101 1110101 1111101 1111111 111111 1111111 100101101 1110111 1111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 837 |
Words | 164 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 93 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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