Analysis of The Death Of Stephen
John Newton 1725 (Wapping, London) – 1807 (London)
As some tall rock amidst the waves,
The fury of the tempest braves;
While the fierce billows toiling high,
Break at its foot and murm'ring die:
Thus they, who in the Lord confide,
Though foes assault on every side;
Cannot he moved or overthrown,
For Jesus makes their cause his own.
So faithful Stephen, undismayed,
The malice of the Jews surveyed;
The holy joy which filled his breast
A lustre on his face impressed.
Behold! he said, the world of light
Is opened to my strengthened sight;
My glorious Lord appears in view,
That Jesus, whom ye lately slew.
With such a friend and witness near,
No form of death could make him fear;
Calm, amidst show'rs of stones, he kneels,
And only for his murd'rers feels.
May we, by faith, perceive thee thus,
Dear Saviour, ever near to us!
This fight our peace, through life, shall keep,
And death be feared no more than sleep.
Scheme | AABB CCDD CXEE FFGG HHAX IIJJ |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 11110101 01010101 10110101 1111011 11100101 110111001 1011101 11011111 110101 01010101 01011111 01011101 01110111 11011101 110010101 11011101 11010101 11111111 10111111 0101111 11110111 1110111 111011111 01111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 855 |
Words | 158 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 112 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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