Analysis of The Meal And Cruse Of Oil
John Newton 1725 (Wapping, London) – 1807 (London)
By the poor widow's oil and meal
Elijah was sustained;
Though small the stock it lasted well,
For God the store maintained.
It seemed as if from day to day,
They were to eat and die;
But still, though in a secret way,
He sent a fresh supply.
Thus to his poor he still will give
Just for the present hour;
But for tomorrow they must live
Upon his word and power.
No barn or storehouse they possess
On which they can depend;
Yet have no cause to fear distress,
For Jesus is their friend.
Then let not doubts your mind assail,
Remember, God has said,
The cruse and barrel shall not fail,
My people shall be fed.
And thus though faint it often seems,
He keeps their grace alive;
Supplied by his refreshing streams,
Their dying hopes revive.
Though in ourselves we have no stock,
The Lord is nigh to save;
His door flies open when we knock,
And 'tis but ask and have.
Scheme | XAXA BCBC XDED FGFG HIHI JEJE KXKX |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (86%) |
Metre | 10110101 010101 11011101 110101 11111111 101101 11100101 110101 11111111 1101010 1101111 0111010 1111101 111101 11111101 110111 11111101 010111 01010111 110111 01111101 111101 01110101 110101 100011111 011111 11110111 011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 849 |
Words | 167 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 96 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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