Analysis of Hymn X: Ye Thirsty For God, to Jesus Give Ear
Charles Wesley 1707 (Epworth, Lincolnshire) – 1788 (London)
Ye thirsty for God, To Jesus give ear,
And take, through his blood, A power to draw near;
His kind invitation Ye sinners embrace,
Accepting salvation, Salvation by grace.
Sent down from above, Who governs the skies,
In vehement love To sinners he cries,
Drink into my Spirit, Who happy would be,
And all things inherit By coming to me.
O Saviour of all, Thy word we believe!
And come at thy call, Thy grace to receive;
The blessing is given Wherever thou art.
The earnest of heaven Is love in the heart.
To us at thy feet The Comforter give,
Who gasp to admit Thy Spirit, and live;
The weakest believers Acknowledge for thine,
And fill us with rivers Of water divine.
Scheme | XXAA BBCC DDEE XXFF |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
Metre | 1101111011 01111010111 1101011001 01001001011 1110111001 0100111011 10111011011 01101011011 111111101 0111111101 01011001011 01011011001 1111101001 1110111001 01001001011 01111011001 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 663 |
Words | 125 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 130 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 31 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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