Analysis of My God, I Thank Thee who Hast Made
Adelaide Anne Procter 1825 (Bedford Square) – 1864
My God, I thank Thee who hast made
The earth so bright;
So full of splendour and of joy,
Beauty and light;
So many glorious things are here,
Noble and right!
I thank Thee, too, that Thou hast made
Joy to abound;
So many gentle thoughts and deeds
Circling us round,
That in the darkest spot of earth
Some love is found.
I thank Thee more that all our joy
Is touched with pain;
That shadows fall on brightest hours;
So that earth's bliss may be our guide,
And not our chain.
For Thou, who knowest, Lord, how soon
Our weak heart clings,
Hath given us joys, tender and true,
Yet all with wings;
So that we see, gleaming on high,
Diviner things.
I thank Thee, Lord, that Thou hast kept
The best in store:
We have enough, yet not too much
To long for more;
A yearning for a deeper peace,
Not known before.
Scheme | ABCBXB ADXDXD CEXXE XFXFXF XGXGXG |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111111 0111 1111011 1001 110100111 1001 11111111 1101 11010101 10011 10010111 1111 111111101 1111 11111010 111111101 01101 1111111 10111 110111001 1111 11111011 11 11111111 0101 11011111 1111 01010101 1101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 782 |
Words | 157 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 5, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 29 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 122 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 31 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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