Analysis of Grace, 'Tis a Charming Sound
Augustus Montague Toplady 1740 (Farnham, Surrey) – 1778
Grace, ’tis a charming sound,
Harmonious to mine ear;
Heaven with the echo shall resound,
And all the earth shall hear.
Grace first contrived the way
To save rebellious man;
And all the steps that grace display
Which drew the wondrous plan.
Grace first inscribed my name
In God’s eternal book;
’Twas grace that gave me to the Lamb,
Who all my sorrows took.
Grace led my roving feet
To tread the heavenly road;
And new supplies each hour I meet,
While pressing on to God.
Grace taught my soul to pray
And made mine eyes o’erflow;
’Twas grace which kept me to this day,
And will not let me go.
Grace all the work shall crown,
Through everlasting days;
It lays in heaven the topmost stone,
And well deserves the praise.
O let Thy grace inspire
My soul with strength divine
My all my powers to Thee aspire,
And all my days be Thine.
Scheme | ABAB CDCD XEXE FXFX CXCX XGXG HIHI |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (71%) |
Metre | 110101 0100111 10101011 010111 110101 110101 01011101 110101 110111 010101 11111101 111101 111101 1101001 010111011 110111 111111 01111 11111111 011111 110111 10101 11010011 010101 111101 111101 111101101 011111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 819 |
Words | 157 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 92 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 05, 2023
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