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 |
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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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