Analysis of Hymn XI: God, the Offended God Most High
John Wesley 1703 (Epworth, Lincolnshire) – 1791 (London)
God, the offended God most high,
Ambassadors to rebels sends;
His messengers his place supply,
And Jesus begs us to be friends.
Us, in the stead of Christ, they pray,
Us, in the stead of God, intreat,
To cast our arms, our sins, away,
And find forgiveness at his feet.
Our God in Christ! thine embassy,
And proffered mercy, we embrace;
And gladly reconciled to thee,
Thy condescending goodness praise.
Poor debtors, by our Lord's request
A full acquittance we receive!
And criminals, with pardon blest,
We, at our Judge's instance, live!
| Scheme | ABAB CDCD EXEX DXDX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
| Metre | 10010111 01001101 11001101 01011111 10011111 1001111 1110110101 01010111 101011100 01010101 0101011 1010101 110110101 011101 01001101 111010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 533 |
| Words | 94 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 104 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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