Analysis of The Heart Taken
John Newton 1725 (Wapping, London) – 1807 (London)
The castle of the human heart
Strong in its native sin;
Is guarded well, in every part,
By him who dwells within.
For Satan there, in arms, resides,
And calls the place his own;
With care against assaults provides,
And rules, as on a throne.
Each traitor thought on him, as chief,
In blind obedience waits;
And pride, self-will, and unbelief,
Are posted at the gates.
Thus Satan for a season reigns,
And keeps his goods in peace;
The soul is pleased to wear his chains,
Nor wishes a release.
But Jesus, stronger far than he,
In his appointed hour
Appears, to set his people free
From the usurper's pow'r.
This heart I bought with blood, he says,
And now it shall be mine;
His voice the strong one armed dismays,
He knows he must resign.
In spite of unbelief and pride,
And self, and Satan's art;
The gates of brass fly open wide,
And Jesus wins the heart.
The rebel soul that once withstood
The Saviour's kindest call;
Rejoices now, by grace subdued,
To serve him with her all.
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IXIX XJXJ KAKA XLXL |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Quatrain (88%) |
Metre | 01010101 101101 110101001 111101 11010101 010111 11010101 011101 11011111 0101001 011101 110101 11010101 011101 01111111 110001 11010111 0101010 01111101 10111 11111111 011111 11011101 111101 011101 01011 01111101 010101 01011101 01101 111101 111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 961 |
Words | 182 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 94 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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