Analysis of Philadelphia
John Newton 1725 (Wapping, London) – 1807 (London)
Thus saith the holy One, and true,
To his beloved faithful few;
Of heav'n and hell I hold the keys,
To shut, or open, as I please.
I know thy works, and I approve,
Though small thy strength, sincere thy love;
Go on, my word and name to own,
For none shall rob thee of thy crown.
Before thee see my mercy's door
Stands open wide to shut no more;
Fear not temptation's fiery day,
For I will be thy strength and stay.
Thou hast my promise, hold it fast,
The trying hour will soon be past;
Rejoice, for lo! I quickly come,
To take thee to my heav'nly home.
A pillar there, no more to move,
Inscribed with all my names of love;
A monument of mighty grace,
Thou shalt for ever have a place.
Such is the conqueror's reward,
Prepared and promised by the Lord!
Let him that has the ear of faith,
Attend to what the Spirit saith.
Scheme | AABB CDXX EEFF GGXX CDHH IIJJ |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
Metre | 11010101 1101101 11011101 11110111 11110101 11110111 11110111 11111111 0111111 11011111 1111001 11111101 11110111 010101111 01111101 1111111 01011111 01111111 01001101 11110101 11010001 01010101 11110111 01110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 809 |
Words | 163 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 104 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 23, 2023
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