Analysis of Hymn 10
Isaac Watts 1674 (Southampton, Hampshire) – 1748 (Stoke Newington, Middlesex)
The blessedness of gospel times.
Isa. 52:2,7-10; Mt. 13:16,17.
How beauteous are their feet
Who stand on Zion's hill!
Who bring salvation on their tongues,
And words of peace reveal!
How charming is their voice!
How sweet the tidings are!
"Zion, behold thy Savior King;
He reigns and triumphs here."
How happy are our ears
That hear this joyful sound,
Which kings and prophets waited for,
And sought, but never found!
How blessed are our eyes
That see this heav'nly light
Prophets and kings desired it long,
But died without the sight.
The watchmen join their voice,
And tuneful notes employ;
Jerusalem breaks forth in songs,
And deserts learn the joy.
The Lord makes bare his arm
Through all the earth abroad;
Let every nation now behold
Their Savior and their God!
| Scheme | X X XXXX AXXX XBXB XCXC ADXD XXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01001101 101 11111 11111 11010111 011101 110111 110101 10011101 110101 1101101 111101 11010101 011101 111101 11111 100101011 110101 010111 010101 01001101 010101 011111 110101 110010101 110011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 750 |
| Words | 139 |
| Sentences | 14 |
| Stanzas | 8 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 26 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 75 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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