Analysis of Hymn XX: Weary Souls, that Wander Wide

John Wesley 1703 (Epworth, Lincolnshire) – 1791 (London)



Weary souls, that wander wide
From the central point of bliss,
Turn to Jesus crucified,
Fly to those dear wounds of his:
Sink into the purple flood;
Rise into the life of God!

Find in Christ the way of peace,
Peace unspeakable, unknown;
By his pain he gives you ease,
Life by his expiring groan;
Rise, exalted by his fall,
Find in Christ your all in all.

O believe the record true,
God to you his Son hath give
Ye may now be happy too,
Find on earth the life of heaven,
Live the life of heaven above,
All the life of glorious love.

This the universal bliss,
Bliss for every soul designed,
God's original promise this,
God's great gift to all mankind:
Blest in Christ this moment be!
Blest to all eternity!


Scheme ABAXXX XCXCDD EXEXFF BGBGHH
Poetic Form
Metre 1011101 1010111 111010 1111111 1010101 1010111 1010111 1010001 1111111 1110101 1010111 1011101 1010011 1111111 1111101 11101110 10111001 10111001 100101 11100101 10100101 1111111 1011101 1110100
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 693
Words 135
Sentences 6
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 6, 6, 6, 6
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 137
Words per stanza (avg) 33
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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