Analysis of Look Unto Me, And Be Ye Saved
John Newton 1725 (Wapping, London) – 1807 (London)
As the serpent raised by Moses
Healed the burning serpent's bite;
Jesus thus himself discloses
To the wounded sinner's sight:
Hear his gracious invitation,
I have life and peace to give,
I have wrought out full salvation,
Sinner, look to me and live.
Pore upon your sins no longer,
Well I know their mighty guilt;
But my love than death is stronger,
I my blood have freely spilt:
Though your heart has long been hardened,
Look on me - it soft shall grow;
Past transgressions shall be pardoned,
And I'll wash you white as snow.
I have seen what you were doing,
Though you little thought of me;
You were madly bent on ruin,
But I said - It shall not be:
You had been for ever wretched,
Had I not espoused your part;
Now behold my arms outstretched
To receive you to my heart.
Well may shame, and joy, and wonder,
All your inward passions move;
I could crush thee with my thunder,
But I speak to thee in love:
See! your sins are all forgiven,
I have paid the countless sum!
Now my death has opened heaven,
Thither you shall shortly come.
Dearest Saviour, we adore thee
For thy precious life and death;
Melt each stubborn heart before thee,
Give us all the eye of faith:
From the law's condemning sentence,
To thy mercy we appeal;
Thou alone canst give repentance,
Thou alone our souls canst heal.
Scheme | XAXABXBX CDCDEFEF XGBGXHXH CXCXBIBI GXGXJKJK |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) |
Metre | 10101110 1010101 10101010 101011 1110010 1110111 11111010 1011101 10111110 1111101 11111110 1111101 11111110 1111111 10101110 0111111 11111010 1110111 10101110 1111111 11111010 1110111 1011101 1011111 11101010 1110101 11111110 1111101 11111010 1110101 11111010 111101 1011011 1110101 11101011 1110111 10101010 1110101 10111010 10110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,266 |
Words | 241 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 40 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 202 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 48 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 30, 2023
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