Analysis of A Hymn for Morning
See the star that leads the day
Rising shoots a golden ray,
To make the shades of darkness go
From heaven above and earth below;
And warn us early with the sight
To leave the beds of silent night,
From a heart sincere and sound
From its very deepest ground,
Send devotion up on high
Wing'd with heat to reach the sky.
See the time for sleep has run,
Rise before, or with the sun,
Lift thine hands and humbly pray
The fountain of eternal day,
That as the light serenely fair
Illustrates all the tracts of air,
The sacred spirit so may rest
With quick'ning beams upon thy breast,
And kindly clean it all within
From darker blemishes of sin,
And shine with grace until we view
The realm it gilds with glory, too.
See the day that dawns in air,
Brings along its toil and care;
From the lap of night it springs
With heaps of business on its wings;
Prepare to meet them in a mind
That bows submissively resign'd,
That would to works appointed fall,
And knows that God has order'd all.
And whether with a small repast
We break our sober morning fast,
Or in our thoughts and houses lay
The future methods of the day,
Or early walk abroad to meet
Our business, with industrious feet,
Whate'er we think, whate'er we do,
His glory still be kept in view.
O Giver of eternal bliss,
Heavenly Father, grant me this;
Grant it all as well as me,
All whose hearts are fix'd on Thee,
Who revere Thy Son above,
Who Thy sacred Spirit love.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1011101 1010101 11011101 110010101 01110101 11011101 1010101 1110101 1010111 1111101 1011111 1011101 1110101 01010101 110101001 1010111 01010111 11110111 01011101 11010011 01110111 01111101 1011101 1011101 1011111 11110111 01111001 11101 11110101 01111101 0101011 111010101 101010101 01010101 11010111 1010101001 10111011 11011101 11010101 10010111 1111111 1111111 1011101 1110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,426 |
Words | 271 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 44 |
Lines Amount | 44 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 1,109 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 269 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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