Analysis of Olney Hymn 57: The New Convert
William Cowper 1731 (Berkhamsted) – 1800 (Dereham)
The new-born child of gospel grace,
Like some fair tree when summer's nigh,
Beneath Emmanuel's shining face
Lifts up his blooming branch on high.
No fears he feels, he sees no foes,
No conflict yet his faith employs,
Nor has he learnt to whom he owes
The strength and peace his soul enjoys.
But sin soon darts its cruel sting,
And comforts sinking day by day,
What seem'd his own, a self-fed spring,
Proves but a brook that glides away.
When Gideon arm'd his numerous host,
The Lord soon made his numbers less;
And said, 'Lest Israel vainly boast,
My arm procured me this success!'
Thus will He bring our spirits down,
And draw our ebbing comforts low,
That saved by grace, but not our own,
We may not claim the praise we owe.
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH XIXI |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 01111101 11111101 011101 11110111 11111111 11011101 11111111 01011101 11111101 01010111 11110111 11011101 1100111001 01111101 011100101 11011101 111110101 011010101 111111101 11110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 734 |
Words | 137 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 113 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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