Analysis of Holy Matrimony
John Keble 1792 (Fairford) – 1866 (Bournemouth)
The voice that breathed o'er Eden,
That earliest wedding day
The primal marriage blessing,
It hath not passed away.
Still in the pure espousal
Of Christian man and maid,
The holy Three are with us,
The threefold grace is said.
Be present, aweful Father,
To give away this bride,
As Eve thou gav'st to Adam
Out of his own pierced side:
Be present, Son of Mary,
To join their loving hands,
As thou didst bind two natures
In thine eternal bands!
Be present, holiest Spirit,
To bless them as they kneel,
As thou, for Christ the Bridegroom,
The heavenly Spouse dost seal!
O spread thy pure wing o'er them,
Let no ill power find place,
When onward to thine altar
Their hallowed path they trace,
To cast their crowns before thee
In perfect sacrifice,
Till to the home of gladness
With Christ's own Bride they rise. Amen
Scheme | XAXABXCX DEXE FGXG XBXB XHDH FXCX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01111010 1100101 0101010 111101 10011 110101 0101111 01111 110110 110111 1111110 111111 1101110 111101 1111110 010101 11010010 111111 111101 0100111 11111101 1111011 1101110 110111 1111011 00110 110111 11111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 820 |
Words | 149 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 106 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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