Analysis of Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus
Charles Wesley 1707 (Epworth, Lincolnshire) – 1788 (London)
Come, thou long-expected Jesus,
Born to set thy people free;
From our fears and sins release us,
Let us find our rest in thee.
Israel’s strength and consolation,
Hope of all the earth thou art;
Dear desire of every nation,
Joy of every longing heart.
Born thy people to deliver,
Born a child, and yet a King,
Born to reign in us for ever,
Now thy gracious kingdom bring.
By thine own eternal Spirit,
Rule in all our hearts alone:
By thine all-sufficient merit,
Raise us to thy glorious throne. Amen.
| Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GXGX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (75%) |
| Metre | 11101010 1111101 110101011 11110101 110010 1110111 1010110010 11100101 11101010 1010101 11101110 1110101 11101010 10110101 11101010 1111100101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 494 |
| Words | 93 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 97 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 22, 2023
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