Analysis of Olney Hymn 10: The Future Peace And Glory Of The Church
William Cowper 1731 (Berkhamsted) – 1800 (Dereham)
Hear what God the Lord hath spoken,
'O my people, faint and few,
Comfortless, afflicted, broken,
Fair abodes I build for you.
Thorns of heartfelt tribulation
Shall no more perplex your ways;
You shall name your walls, Salvation,
And your gates shall all be Praise.
'There, like streams that feed the garden,
Pleasures without end shall flow,
For the Lord, your faith rewarding,
All His bounty shall bestow;
Still in undisturb'd possession
Peace and righteousness shall reign;
Never shall you feel oppression,
Hear the voice of war again.
'Ye no more your suns descending,
Waning moons no more shall see;
But your griefs forever ending,
Find eternal noon in me:
God shall rise, and shining o'er ye,
Change to day the gloom of night;
He, the Lord, shall be your glory,
God your everlasting light.'
Scheme | ABABACAC ADEDAXAX EFEFFGFG |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11101110 1110101 101010 111111 111010 1110111 11111010 0111111 11111010 1001111 10111010 1110101 1001010 1010011 10111010 1011101 11111010 1011111 11101010 1010101 111010101 1110111 10111110 110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 803 |
Words | 138 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 208 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 45 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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