Analysis of Olney Hymn 37: Temptation
William Cowper 1731 (Berkhamsted) – 1800 (Dereham)
The billows swell, the winds are high,
Clouds overcast my wintry sky;
Out of the depths to Thee I call, -
My fears are great, my strength is small.
O Lord, the pilot's part perform,
And guard and guide me through the storm;
Defend me from each threatening ill,
Control the waves, - say, 'Peace! be still.'
Amidst the roaring of the sea
My soul still hangs her hope on Thee;
Thy constant love, thy faithful care,
Is all that saves me from despair.
Dangers of every shape and name
Attend the followers of the Lamb,
Who leave the world's deceitful shore,
And leave it to return no more.
Though tempest-toss'd and half a wreck,
My Saviour through the floods I seek;
Let neither winds nor stormy main
Force back my shatter'd bark again.
Scheme | AABB CCDD EEFF XXGG XXXX |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (60%) Etheree (25%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 01010111 1101101 11011111 11111111 11010101 01011101 011111001 01011111 01010101 11110111 11011101 11111101 101100101 010100101 11010101 01110111 11010101 1110111 11011101 11110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 739 |
Words | 137 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 113 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 08, 2023
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