Analysis of Manna Hoarded
John Newton 1725 (Wapping, London) – 1807 (London)
The manna favored Israel's meat,
Was gathered day by day;
When all the host was served, the heat
Melted the rest away.
In vain to hoard it up they tried,
Against tomorrow came;
It then bred worms and putrefied,
And proved their sin and shame.
'Twas daily bread and would not keep,
But must be still renewed;
Faith should not want a hoard or heap,
But trust the Lord for food.
The truths by which the soul is fed,
Must thus be had afresh;
For notions resting in the head,
Will only feed the flesh.
However true, they have no life,
Or unction to impart;
They breed the worms of pride and strife,
But cannot cheer the heart.
Nor can the best experience past,
The life of faith maintain;
The brightest hope will faint at last,
Unless supplied again.
Dear Lord, while we in prayer are found,
Do thou the Manna give;
O! let it fall on all around,
That we may eat and live.
Scheme | ABAB XCAC DEDE FGFG HIHI JXJX KXKX |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (71%) |
Metre | 01010101 110111 11011101 100101 01111111 01011 111101 011101 11010111 111101 11110111 110111 01110111 111101 11010001 110101 1011111 11101 11011101 110101 110101001 011101 01011111 010101 11110111 110101 11111101 111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 853 |
Words | 167 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 96 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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