Analysis of Ashamed, But Not Afraid
Joseph Horatio Chant 1837 (Stoke Underham, Somersetshire, ) – 1928 (England)
O God, I am ashamed to die,
But not the least afraid;
Tho' death's dark shadow draweth nigh,
Atonement has been made
For every member of our race,
And I on it rely,
And hope immortal blooms thro' grace;
I'm not afraid to die.
But Thou hast done great things for me,
And I have nothing done.
To set my sin-bound spirit free,
Was sacrificed Thy Son;
And every day by Thy kind hand
Rich blessings are bestowed;
Oh, how can I before Thee stand,
Or rest in Thine abode
With self-respect, or feel at home
With no returns to show,
My whole life like the worthless foam
On time's incessant flow.
Oh, that in life's great harvest field,
I may some reaping do;
Early and late the sickle wield,
And prove a reaper true.
And when the summons comes from Thee,
While I on Christ rely,
Thou wilt not be ashamed of me,
Nor I ashamed to die.
Scheme | ABAB CACA DEDE FGFG HIHI JKJK DADA |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 11110111 110101 111111 010111 1100101101 011101 01010111 110111 11111111 011101 11111101 11011 010011111 110101 11110111 110101 11011111 110111 11110101 110101 11011101 111101 10010101 010101 01010111 111101 11110111 110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 815 |
Words | 165 |
Sentences | 5 |
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) | 90 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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