Analysis of Hymn 35 part 1
Isaac Watts 1674 (Southampton, Hampshire) – 1748 (Stoke Newington, Middlesex)
Faith the way to salvation.
Rom. 1:16; Eph. 2:8,9.
Not by the laws of innocence
Can Adam's sons arrive at heav'n;
New works can give us no pretence
To have our ancient sins forgiv'n.
Not the best deeds that we have done
Can make a wounded conscience whole;
Faith is the grace, and faith alone,
That flies to Christ, and saves the soul.
Lord, I believe thy heav'nly word,
Fain would I have my soul renewed;
I mourn for sin, and trust the Lord
To have it pardoned and subdued.
O may thy grace its power display,
Let guilt and death no longer reign;
Save me in thine appointed way,
Nor let my humble faith be vain.
Scheme | A X BABA ACXC XDXD EFEF |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1011010 11 11011100 11010111 1111111 11101011 10111111 11010101 11010101 11110101 1101111 11111101 11110101 11110001 111111001 11011101 11010101 11110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 603 |
Words | 122 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 78 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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