Analysis of Olney Hymn 50: The Christian
William Cowper 1731 (Berkhamsted) – 1800 (Dereham)
Honor and happiness unite
To make the Christian's name a praise;
How fair the scene, how clear the light,
That fills the remnant of His days!
A kingly character He bears,
No change His priestly office knows;
Unfading is the crown He wears,
His joys can never reach a close.
Adorn'd with glory from on high,
Salvation shines upon His face;
His robe is of the ethereal dye,
His steps are dignity and grace.
Inferior honors He disdains,
Nor stoops to take applause from earth;
The King of kings Himself maintains
The expenses of His heavenly birth.
The noblest creature seen below,
Ordain'd to fill a throne above;
God gives him all He can bestow,
His kingdom of eternal love!
My soul is ravished at the thought!
Methinks from earth I see Him rise!
Angels congratulate His lot,
And shout Him welcome to the skies.
Scheme | ABAB CXCX DEDE FGFG HIHI XJXJ |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (83%) |
Metre | 1001001 1101101 11011101 11010111 01010011 11110101 110111 11110101 01110111 01010111 1111001001 11110001 010010101 11110111 01110101 0010111001 01010101 01110101 11111101 11010101 1111101 1111111 1001011 01110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 818 |
Words | 147 |
Sentences | 9 |
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) | 107 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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