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 |
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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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