Analysis of Desiring to Be Given up to God
Augustus Montague Toplady 1740 (Farnham, Surrey) – 1778
That my heart was right with thee,
And lov'd thee with a perfect love!
O that my Lord would dwell in me,
And never from his seat remove!
Jesus, remove th' impending load,
And set my soul on fire for God!
Thou seest I dwell in awful night
Until thou in my heart appear;
Kindle the flame, O Lord, and light
Thine everlasting candle there:
Thy presence puts the shadows by;
If thou art gone, how dark am I!
Ah! Lord, how should thy servant see,
Unless thou give me seeing eyes?
Well may I fall, if out of thee;
If out of thee, how should I rise?
I wander, Lord, without thy aid,
And lose my way in midnight's shade.
Thy bright, unerring light afford,
A light that gives the sinner hope;
And from the house of bondage, Lord,
O bring the weary captive up,
Thine hand alone can set me free
And reach my pardon out to me.
O let my prayer acceptance find,
And bring the mighty blessing down;
With eye-salve, Lord, anoint the blind,
And seal me thine adopted son:
A fallen, helpless creature take,
And heir of thy salvation make.
Scheme | AXAXXX BXBXCC ADADEE FXFXAA GXGXHH |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 1111111 01110011 11111101 01011101 1001110101 011111011 11110101 01101101 10011101 1010101 1101011 11111111 11111101 01111101 11111111 11111111 11010111 0111011 111101 01110101 01011101 11010101 11011111 01110111 11110101 01010101 11110101 01110101 01010101 01110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 999 |
Words | 197 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 30 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 156 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 39 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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