Analysis of What Shall I Render
John Newton 1725 (Wapping, London) – 1807 (London)
For mercies, countless as the sands,
Which daily I receive
From Jesus, my Redeemer's hands,
My soul what canst thou give?
Alas! from such a heart as mine,
What can I bring him forth?
My best is stained and dyed with sin,
My all is nothing worth.
Yet this acknowledgment I'll make
For all he has bestowed;
Salvation's sacred cup I'll take
And call upon my God.
The best returns for one like me,
So wretched and so poor;
Is from his gifts to draw a plea,
And ask him still for more.
I cannot serve him as I ought,
No works have I to boast;
Yet would I glory in the thought
That I shall owe him most.
Scheme | AXAX XXXX BXBX CXCX DEDE |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) Tetractys (20%) Quatrain (20%) |
Metre | 11010101 110101 110111 111111 01110111 111111 11110111 111101 11010011 111101 110111 010111 01011111 110011 11111101 011111 11011111 111111 11110001 111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 590 |
Words | 121 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 91 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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