Analysis of Peter Walking Upon The Water
John Newton 1725 (Wapping, London) – 1807 (London)
A Word from Jesus calms the sea,
The stormy wind controls;
And gives repose and liberty
To tempest-tossed souls.
To Peter on the waves he came,
And gave him instant peace;
Thus he to me revealed his name,
And bid my sorrows cease.
Then filled with wonder, joy and love,
Peter's request was mine;
Lord, call me down, I long to prove
That I am wholly thine.
Unmoved at all I have to meet
On life's tempestuous sea;
Hard, shall be easy; bitter, sweet,
So I may follow thee.
He heard and smiled, and bid me try,
I eagerly obeyed;
But when from him I turned my eye,
How was my soul dismayed!
The storm increased on every side,
I felt my spirit shrink;
And soon, with Peter, loud I cried,
Lord, save me, or I sink.
Kindly he caught me by the hand,
And said, Why dost thou fear?
Since thou art come at my command,
And I am always near.
Upon my promise rest thy hope,
And keep my love in view;
I stand engaged to hold thee up,
And guide thee safely through.
Scheme | ABAB CDCD XEXE FAFA GHGH IJIJ KLKL XMXM |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 01110101 010101 01010100 11011 11010111 011101 11110111 011101 11110101 100111 11111111 111101 01111111 111001 11110101 111101 11010111 110001 11111111 111101 010111001 111101 01110111 111111 10111101 011111 11111101 01111 01110111 011101 11011111 011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 933 |
Words | 188 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 90 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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