Analysis of The Book Of Creation
John Newton 1725 (Wapping, London) – 1807 (London)
The book of nature open lies,
With much instruction stored;
But till the Lord anoints our eyes
We cannot read a word.
Philosophers have pored in vain,
And guessed, from age to age;
For reason's eye could ne'er attain
To understand a page.
Though to each star they give a name,
Its size and motions teach;
The truths which all the stars proclaim,
Their wisdom cannot reach.
With skill to measure earth and sea;
And weigh the subtle air;
They cannot, Lord, discover thee
Though present everywhere.
The knowledge of the saints excels
The wisdom of the schools;
To them his secrets God reveals,
Though men account them fools.
To them the sun and stars on high,
The flow'rs that paint the field,
And all the artless birds that fly,
Divine instruction yield.
The creatures on their senses press,
As witnesses to prove
Their Saviour's pow'r, and faithfulness,
His providence and love.
Thus may we study nature's book
To make us wise indeed!
And pity those who only look
At what they cannot read.
Scheme | AXAX BCBC DEDE FGFG XHXH IJIJ XXAX KXKX |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (63%) |
Metre | 01110101 110101 11011101 110101 01001101 011111 1111101 10101 11111101 110101 01110101 110101 11110101 010101 11010101 11010 01010101 010101 11110101 110111 11010111 011101 0101111 010101 01011101 110011 111101 110001 11110101 111101 01011101 111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 972 |
Words | 176 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 98 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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