Analysis of How Sweet The Name Of Jesus Sounds

John Newton 1725 (Wapping, London) – 1807 (London)



How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
In a believer's ear?
It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds,
And drives away his fear.

It makes the wounded spirit whole,
And calms the troubled breast;
'Tis Manna to the hungry soul,
And to the weary, rest.

Dear name! The rock on which I build,
My Shield and Hiding-place;
My never-failing Treas'ry filled
With boundless stores of grace.

By thee my prayers acceptance gain
Although with sin defiled,
Satan accuses me in vain,
And I am owned a child.

Jesus, my Shepherd, Husband, Friend,
My Prophet, Priest, and King;
My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End,
Accept the praise I bring.

Weak is the effort of my heart,
And cold my warmest thought;
But when I see Thee as Thou art,
I'll praise Thee as I ought.

Till then I would Thy love proclaim
With every fleeting breath;
And may the music of Thy name
Refresh my soul in death.


Scheme XXXX ABAB CDCD EBEX FGFG HIHI JKJK
Poetic Form Quatrain  (86%)
Metre 11011101 0011 11110111 010111 11010101 010101 11010101 010101 11011111 110101 1101011 110111 11110101 1111 10010101 011101 10110101 110101 11111111 010111 11010111 011101 11111111 111111 11111101 1100101 01010111 011101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 845
Words 161
Sentences 10
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 28
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 94
Words per stanza (avg) 23
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 30, 2023

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John Newton

Rev Dr John A Newton CBE is a prominent Methodist minister, author, historian and former President of the Methodist Conference. more…

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