Analysis of A Silent Te Deum
William Arthur Dunkerley 1852 (Manchester) – 1941 (Worthing)
We thank Thee, Lord,
For all Thy Golden Silences,--
For every Sabbath from the world's turmoil;
For every respite from the stress of life;--
Silence of moorlands rolling to the skies,
Heath-purpled, bracken-clad, aflame with gorse;
Silence of grey tors crouching in the mist;
Silence of deep woods' mystic cloistered calm;
Silence of wide seas basking in the sun;
Silence of white peaks soaring to the blue;
Silence of dawnings, when, their matins sung,
The little birds do fall asleep again;
For the deep silence of high golden noons;
Silence of gloamings and the setting sun;
Silence of moonlit nights and patterned glades;
Silence of stars, magnificently still,
Yet ever chanting their Creator's skill;
For that high silence of Thine Open House,
Dim-branching roof and lofty-pillared aisle,
Where burdened hearts find rest in Thee awhile;
Silence of friendship, telling more than words;
Silence of hearts, close-knitting heart to heart
Silence of joys too wonderful for words;
Silence of sorrows, when Thou drawest near;
Silence of soul, wherein we come to Thee,
And find ourselves in Thine Immensity;
For that great silence where Thou dwell'st alone--
--Father, Spirit, Son, in One,
Keeping watch above Thine Own,--
Deep unto deep, within us sound sweet chords
Of praise beyond the reach of human words;
In our souls' silence, feeling only Thee,--
We thank Thee, thank Thee,
Thank Thee, Lord!
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Metre | 1111 11110100 1100101011 11001010111 101110101 111010111 1011110001 1011110101 1011110001 1011110101 10111111 0101110101 1011011101 101100101 101110101 1011010001 11010111 1111011101 1101010101 1101110101 1011010111 1011110111 1011110011 101101111 1011011111 01001011 11110111101 1010101 1010111 1101011111 1101011101 01011010101 11111 111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,363 |
Words | 230 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 34 |
Lines Amount | 34 |
Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 1,101 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 226 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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