Analysis of Psalm 71 part 2

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



v.14-16,22-24
C. M.
Christ our strength and righteousness.

My Savior, my almighty Friend,
When I begin thy praise,
Where will the growing numbers end,
The numbers of thy grace?

Thou art my everlasting trust,
Thy goodness I adore;
And since I knew thy graces first,
I speak thy glories more.

My feet shall travel all the length
Of the celestial road,
And march with courage in thy strength,
To see my Father God.

When I am filled with sore distress
For some surprising sin,
I'll plead thy perfect righteousness,
And mention none but thine.

How will my lips rejoice to tell
The vict'ries of my King!
My soul, redeemed from sin and hell,
Shall thy salvation sing.

My tongue shall all the day proclaim
My Savior and my God;
His death has brought my foes to shame,
And drowned them in his blood.

Awake, awake, my tuneful powers;
With this delightful song
I'll entertain the darkest hours,
Nor think the season long.


Scheme XXA BXBX XCXC DXDE XXAX FGFG HEHX IJIJ
Poetic Form
Metre 1 11 11010100 11010101 110111 11010101 010111 1110101 110101 01111101 111101 11110101 100101 01110011 111101 11111101 110101 11101100 010111 11110111 01111 11011101 110101 11110101 110011 11111111 011011 010111010 110101 10101010 110101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 889
Words 166
Sentences 13
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 31
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 89
Words per stanza (avg) 20
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 26, 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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