Analysis of Looking Unto Jesus
John Newton 1725 (Wapping, London) – 1807 (London)
By various maxims, forms and rules,
That pass for wisdom in the schools,
I strove my passion to restrain;
But all my efforts proved in vain.
But since the Saviour I have known
My rules are all reduced to one;
To keep my Lord, by faith, in view,
This strength supplies and motives too.
I see him lead a suff'ring life,
Patient, amidst reproach and strife;
And from his pattern courage take
To bear, and suffer, for his sake.
Upon the cross I see him bleed,
And by the sight from guilt am freed;
This sight destroys the life of sin,
And quickens heav'nly life within.
To look to Jesus as he rose
Confirms my faith, disarms my foes;
Satan I shame and overcome,
By pointing to my Saviour's tomb.
Exalted on his glorious throne,
I see him make my cause his own;
Then all my anxious cares subside,
For Jesus lives, and will provide.
I see him look with pity down,
And hold in view the conqu'ror's crown;
If pressed with griefs and cares before,
My soul revives, nor asks for more.
By faith I see the hour at hand
When in his presence I shall stand;
Then it will be my endless bliss,
To see him where, and as he is.
Scheme | AABB CXDD EEFF GGHH IIXX CCJJ KKLL MMXX |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (63%) |
Metre | 110010101 11110001 11110101 11110101 1101111 11110111 11111101 11010101 1111011 10010101 01110101 11010111 01011111 01011111 11010111 0101101 11110111 0111111 1011010 1101111 010111001 11111111 11110101 11010101 11111101 0101011 11110101 11011111 111101011 10110111 11111101 11110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,092 |
Words | 215 |
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) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 107 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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