Analysis of Psalm 145 part 2

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



v.7ff
C. M.
The goodness of God.

Sweet is the memory of thy grace,
My God, my heav'nly King;
Let age to age thy righteousness
In sounds of glory sing.

God reigns on high, but not confines
His goodness to the skies;
Through the whole earth his bounty shines,
And every want supplies.

With longing eyes thy creatures wait
On thee for daily food;
Thy lib'ral hand provides their meat,
And fills their mouths with good.

How kind are thy compassion's, Lord!
How slow thine anger moves!
But soon he sends his pard'ning word
To cheer the souls he loves.

Creatures with all their endless race
Thy power and praise proclaim;
But saints that taste thy richer grace
Delight to bless thy name.


Scheme XXX ABXB CDCD XXXX XXXX AEAE
Poetic Form
Metre 11 11 01011 110100111 11111 11111100 011101 1111111 110101 10111101 0100101 11011101 111101 1110111 011111 111111 111101 1111111 110111 10111101 1100101 11111101 011111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 668
Words 126
Sentences 12
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 23
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 89
Words per stanza (avg) 21
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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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