Analysis of Praise for the Incarnation
John Newton 1725 (Wapping, London) – 1807 (London)
Sweeter sounds than music knows
Charm me in Immanuel's name;
All her hopes my spirit owes
To his birth, and cross, and shame.
When he came, the angels sung,
"Glory be to God on high;"
Lord, unloose my stamm'ring tongue,
Who should louder sing than I?
Did the Lord a man become,
That he might the law fulfil,
Bleed and suffer in my room,
And canst thou, my tongue, be still?
No, I must my praises bring,
Though they worthless are and weak;
For should I refuse to sing,
Sure the very stones would speak.
O my Saviour, Shield, and Sun,
Shepherd, Brother, Husband, Friend,
Ev'ry precious name in one,
I will love thee without end.
Scheme | ABAB CDCD XEXE FGFG HIHI |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 1011101 11011 1011101 1110101 1110101 1011111 111111 1110111 1010101 111011 1010011 0111111 1111101 1110101 1110111 1010111 111101 1010101 110101 1111011 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 634 |
Words | 119 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 95 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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