Analysis of Opening Hymn
James Brunton Stephens 1835 (Scotland) – 1902
[Sung at the Opening of the Queensland National Society's Exhibition,
1876.]
While nations joining gifts
Their fanes of Art adorn,
Hear, Lord, the lowly voice that lifts
The song of the youngest-born.
The gifts of the youngest-born,
We spread them forth to Thee,—
What toil hath wrought, what skill hath taught,
What Freedom hath brought the free.
No storied name we vaunt,
Nor martial trophies raise;
No battle-riven banners flaunt
The triumphs of other days.
But triumphs of peaceful days
Adorn our jubilee:
Here toil and skill Thine ends fulfil,
With hands that from blood are free.
We pile the arms of Peace,
Her trophies manifold,
Her ploughshare swords, her shields of fleece,
Her armour of bloodless gold.
Our treasures of fleece and gold
We consecrate to Thee,
With choicest yield of fruitful field,
And spoil from the forest-tree.
We bless Thee for our land,
Broad streams and gladdening rills,
For flocks that roam on ev'ry hand,
For herds on a thousand hills.
From all its thousand hills
Our land doth call to Thee,
Still do Thou bless with happiness
This youngest of the free.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101001011000100010 1 110101 111101 11010111 0110101 0110101 111111 11111111 1101101 110111 110101 11010101 0101101 1101101 011010 1101111 1111111 110111 01010 01010111 0101101 10101101 11011 11011101 0110101 1111101 11011 1111111 1110101 111101 1011111 11111100 110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,065 |
Words | 189 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 10, 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 34 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 217 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 46 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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