Analysis of A Hymn
Helen Maria Williams 1761 (London) – 1827
While thee I seek, protecting Power!
Be my vain wishes still'd;
And may this consecrated hour
With better hopes be fill'd.
Thy love the powers of thought bestow'd,
To thee my thoughts would soar;
Thy mercy o'er my life has flow'd-
That mercy I adore.
In each event of life, how clear,
Thy ruling hand I see;
Each blessing to my soul more dear,
Because conferr'd by thee.
In every joy that crowns my days,
In every pain I bear,
My heart shall find delight in praise,
Or seek relief in prayer.
When gladness wings my favour'd hour,
Thy love my thoughts shall fill:
Resign'd, when storms of sorrow lower,
My soul shall meet thy will.
My lifted eye without a tear
The lowring storm shall see;
My stedfast heart shall know no fear-
That heart will rest on Thee!
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH AIAI HFEF |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 111101010 111101 01110010 110111 110101101 111111 110101111 110101 01011111 110111 11011111 010111 010011111 0100111 11110101 110101 1111110 111111 011111010 111111 11010101 01111 1111111 111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 741 |
Words | 142 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 97 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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