Analysis of Quiet, Lord, My Froward Heart
John Newton 1725 (Wapping, London) – 1807 (London)
Quiet, Lord, my froward heart,
Make me teachable and mild;
Upright, simple, free from art,
Make me as a weaned child;
From distrust and envy free,
Pleased with all that pleaseth Thee.
What Thou shalt to-day provide,
Let me as a child receive;
What to-morrow may betide,
Calmly to thy wisdom leave:
'Tis enough that Thou wilt care;
Why should I the burden bear?
As a little child relies
On a care beyond his own;
Knows he's neither strong no wise;
Fears to stir a step alone;
Let me thus with Thee abide,
As my Father, Guard, and Guide.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101111 1110001 0110111 111011 1010101 111111 1111101 1110101 1110101 1011101 1011111 1110101 1010101 1010111 1110111 1110101 1111101 1110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 526 |
Words | 101 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 137 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 33 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 04, 2023
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