Analysis of They Shall Be Mine, Saith The Lord
John Newton 1725 (Wapping, London) – 1807 (London)
When sinners utter boasting words,
And glory in their shame;
The Lord, well-pleased, an ear affords
To those who fear his name.
They often meet to seek his face,
And what they do, or say,
Is noted in his book of grace
Against another day.
For they, by faith, a day descry,
And joyfully expect,
When he, descending from the sky,
His jewels will collect.
Unnoticed now, because unknown,
A poor and suff'ring few;
He comes to claim them for his own,
And bring them forth to view.
With transport then their Saviour's care
And favour they shall prove;
As tender parents guard and spare
The children of their love.
Assembled worlds will then discern
The saints alone are blest;
When wrath shall like an oven burn,
And vengeance strike the rest.
Scheme | XAXA BCBC DEXE FGFG DXDX HIHI |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (83%) |
Metre | 11010101 010011 01111101 111111 11011111 011111 11001111 010101 1111011 010001 11010101 110101 01010101 01011 11111111 011111 1011111 01111 11010101 010111 01011101 010111 11111101 010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 728 |
Words | 134 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 96 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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