Analysis of Hymn 106

Isaac Watts 1674 (Southampton, Hampshire) – 1748 (Stoke Newington, Middlesex)



Dead to sin by the cross of Christ.

Shall we go on to sin
Because thy grace abounds;
Or crucify the Lord again,
And open all his wounds?

Forbid it, mighty God!
Nor let it e'er be said,
That we whose sins are crucified
Should raise them from the dead.

We will be slaves no more,
Since Christ has made us free;
Has nailed our tyrants to his cross,
And bought our liberty.


Scheme X XXXX XAXA XBXB
Poetic Form
Metre 11110111 111111 011101 1100101 010111 011101 1111011 1111110 111101 111111 111111 111010111 0110100
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 379
Words 80
Sentences 8
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 1, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 13
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 71
Words per stanza (avg) 18
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Isaac Watts

Isaac Watts was an English Christian minister (Congregational), hymn writer, theologian, and logician. He was a prolific and popular hymn writer and is credited with some 750 hymns. He is recognized as the "Godfather of English Hymnody"; many of his hymns remain in use today and have been translated into numerous languages. more…

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