Analysis of Lord, with Glowing Heart I'd Praise Thee
Francis Scott Key 1779 (Carroll County) – 1843 (Baltimore)
Lord, with glowing heart I'd praise Thee,
For the bliss Thy love bestows,
For the pardoning grace that saves me,
And the peace that from it flows:
Help, O God, my weak endeavor;
This dull soul to rapture raise:
Thou must light the flame, or never
Can my love be warmed to praise.
Praise, my soul, the God that sought thee,
Wretched wanderer, far astray;
Found thee lost, and kindly brought thee
From the paths of death away;
Praise, with love's devoutest feeling,
Him Who saw thy guilt-born fear,
And the light of hope revealing,
Bade the blood-stained cross appear.
Praise thy Savior God that drew thee
To that cross, new life to give,
Held a blood sealed pardon to thee,
Bade thee look to Him and live.
Praise the grace whose threats alarmed thee,
Roused thee from thy fatal ease;
Praise the grace whose promise warmed thee,
Praise the grace that whispered peace.
Lord, this bosom's ardent feeling
Vainly would my lips express.
Low before Thy footstool kneeling,
Deign Thy suppliant's prayer to bless:
Let Thy grace, my soul's chief treasure,
Love's pure flame within me raise;
And, since words can never measure,
Let my life show forth Thy praise.
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Metre | 11101111 1011101 101001111 0011111 11111010 1111101 11101110 1111111 11101111 10100101 11101011 1011101 111110 1111111 00111010 1011101 11101111 1111111 10111011 1111101 10111011 1111101 10111011 1011101 1111010 1011101 1011110 111111 11111110 1110111 01111010 1111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,127 |
Words | 203 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 225 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 50 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 28, 2023
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