Analysis of Gibeon
John Newton 1725 (Wapping, London) – 1807 (London)
When Joshua, by God's command,
Invaded Canaan's guilty land;
Gibeon, unlike the nations round,
Submission made and mercy found.
Their stubborn neighbors who enraged,
United war against them waged,
By Joshua soon were overthrown,
For Gibeon's cause was now his own.
He, from whose arm they ruin feared,
Their leader and ally appeared
An emblem of the Saviour's grace,
To those who humbly seek his face.
The men of Gibeon wore disguise,
And gained their peace by framing lies;
For Joshua had no pow'r to spare,
If he had known from whence they were.
But Jesus invitations sends,
Treating with rebels as his friends;
And holds the promise forth in view,
To all who for his mercy sue.
Too long his goodness I disdained,
Yet went at last and peace obtained;
But soon the noise of war I heard,
And former friends in arms appeared.
Weak in myself for help I cried,
Lord, I am pressed on every side;
The cause is thine, they fight with me,
But every blow is aimed at thee.
With speed to my relief he came,
And put my enemies to shame;
Thus saved by grace I live to sing,
The love and triumphs of my King.
Scheme | AABB CCDD EEFF GGXX HHII JJXE KKLL MMNN |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (75%) |
Metre | 11001101 0101101 1010101 01010101 11010101 01010111 11001001 1111111 11111101 11001001 1101011 11110111 0111101 01111101 1100111111 11111110 1100101 10110111 01010101 11111101 11110101 11110101 11011111 01010101 1011111 111111001 01111111 110011111 11110111 01110011 11111111 01010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,080 |
Words | 204 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 107 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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