Analysis of Hymn 108
Isaac Watts 1674 (Southampton, Hampshire) – 1748 (Stoke Newington, Middlesex)
Christ unseen and beloved.
1 Pet. 1:5.
Now with our mortal eyes
Have we beheld the Lord;
Yet we rejoice to hear his name,
And love him in his word.
On earth we want the sight
Of our Redeemer's face;
Yet, Lord, our inmost thoughts delight
To dwell upon thy grace.
And when we taste thy love,
Our joys divinely grow
Unspeakable, like those above,
And heav'n begins below.
Scheme | X X XXXX ABAB CDCD |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101001 1 1110101 11101 11011111 011011 111101 11011 11101101 110111 011111 1010101 01001101 010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 365 |
Words | 72 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 57 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 14 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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