Analysis of Olney Hymn 36: Afflictions Sanctified By The Word
William Cowper 1731 (Berkhamsted) – 1800 (Dereham)
Oh how I love Thy holy Word,
Thy gracious covenant, O Lord!
It guides me in the peaceful way;
I think upon it all the day.
What are the mines of shining wealth,
The strength of youth, the bloom of health!
What are all joys compared with those
Thine everlasting Word bestows!
Long unafflicted, undismay'd,
In pleasure's path secure I stray'd;
Thou mad'st me feel thy chast'ning rod,
And straight I turned unto my God.
What though it pierced my fainting heart,
I bless'd Thine hand that caused the smart:
It taught my tears awhile to flow,
But saved me from eternal woe.
Oh! hadst Thou left me unchastised,
Thy precepts I had still despised;
And still the snare in secret laid
Had my unwary feet betray'd.
I love Thee, therefore, O my God,
And breathe towards Thy dear abode;
Where, in Thy presence fully blest,
Thy chosen saints for ever rest.
Scheme | AXBB CCDD AEFF GGHH AXEE FXII |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (67%) |
Metre | 11111101 11010011 11100101 11011101 11011101 01110111 11110111 1010101 111 0110111 11111111 01111011 11111101 11111101 11110111 11110101 111111 1111101 01010101 11010101 1111111 01011101 10110101 11011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 850 |
Words | 154 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 109 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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