Analysis of Olney Hymn 8: O Lord, I Will Praise Thee

William Cowper 1731 (Berkhamsted) – 1800 (Dereham)



I will praise Thee every day
Now Thine anger's turn'd away;
Comfortable thoughts arise
From the bleeding sacrifice.

Here, in the fair gospel-field,
Wells of free salvation yield
Stream of life, a plenteous store,
And my soul shall thirst no more.

Jesus is become at length
My salvation and my strength;
And His praises shall prolong,
While I live, my pleasant song.

Praise ye, then, His glorious name,
Publish His exalted fame!
Still His worth your praise exceeds;
Excellent are all His deeds.

Raise again the joyful sound.
Let the nations roll it round!
Zion, shout! for this is He;
God the Saviour dwells in thee.


Scheme AAXX BBCC DDEE FFGG HHII
Poetic Form Quatrain  (80%)
Etheree  (35%)
Metre 11111001 111101 1000101 101010 1001101 1110101 111011 0111111 1010111 1010011 0110101 1111101 11111001 1010101 1111101 1001111 1010101 1010111 1011111 101101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 623
Words 108
Sentences 10
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 97
Words per stanza (avg) 21
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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William Cowper

William Macquarie Cowper was an Australian Anglican archdeacon and Dean of Sydney. more…

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