Analysis of Hymn 103
Isaac Watts 1674 (Southampton, Hampshire) – 1748 (Stoke Newington, Middlesex)
Not ashamed of the gospel.
2 Tim. 1:12.
I'm not ashamed to own my Lord,
Or to defend his cause;
Maintain the honor of his word,
The glory of his cross.
Jesus, my God! I know his name,
His name is all my trust;
Nor will he put my soul to shame,
Nor let my hope be lost.
Firm as his throne his promise stands,
And he can well secure
What I've committed to his hands
Till the decisive hour.
Then will he own my worthless name
Before his Father's face,
And in the new Jerusalem
Appoint my soul a place.
Scheme | X X XXXX AXAX BXBX ACXC |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1011010 1 11011111 110111 01010111 010111 10111111 111111 11111111 111111 11111101 011101 11010111 1001010 11111101 011101 00010100 011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 490 |
Words | 104 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 63 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 09, 2023
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