Analysis of The Lord Is My Shepherd
James Montgomery 1771 (Irvine) – 1854
The Lord is my Shepherd, no want shall I know;
I feed in green pastures, safe folded I rest;
He leadeth my soul where the still waters flow,
Restores me when wand’ring, redeems when oppressed.
Through valley and shadow of death though I stray,
Since Thou art my Guardian, no evil I fear;
Thy rod shall defend me, Thy staff be my stay;
No harm can befall, with my Comforter near.
In midst of affliction my table is spread;
With blessings unmeasured my cup runneth o’er;
With perfume and oil Thou anointest my head;
O what shall I ask of Thy providence more?
Let goodness and mercy, my bountiful God,
Still follow my steps till I meet Thee above;
I seek, by the path which my forefathers trod,
Through land of their sojourn, Thy Kingdom of love.
Scheme | ABAB CDCD ECEX FGFG |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 01111011111 11011011011 1111101101 0111101101 1100111111 111110011011 11101111111 11101111001 01101011011 11011111 101011111 11111111001 11001011001 11011111101 1110111101 11111011011 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 740 |
Words | 139 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 145 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 34 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 01, 2023
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