Analysis of Sweet Is The Solace Of Thy Love
Anna Laetitia Waring 1823 (Neath) – 1910
I, even I, am He that comforteth you. Isaiah 2:12
Sweet is the solace of Thy love,
My Heavenly Friend, to me,
While through the hidden way of faith
I journey home with Thee,
Learning by quiet thankfulness
As a dear child to be.
Though from the shadow of Thy peace
My feet would often stray,
Thy mercy follows all my steps,
And will not turn away;
Yea, thou wilt comfort me at last,
As none beneath Thee may.
Oft in a dark and lonely place,
I hush my hastened breath,
To hear the comfortable words
Thy loving Spirit saith;
And feel my safety in Thy hand
From every kind of death.
O there is nothing in the world
To weigh against Thy will;
Even the dark times I dread the most
Thy covenant filfil;
And when the pleasant morning dawns
I find Thee with me still.
Then in the secret of my soul,
Though hosts my peace invade,
Though through a waste and weary land
My lonely way he made,
Thou, even Thou, wilt comfort me
I need not be afraid.
Still in the solitary place
I would awhile abide,
Till with the solace of Thy love
My heart is satisfied;
And all my hopes of happiness
Stay calmly at Thy side.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11011111110 11010111 1100111 11010111 110111 101101 101111 1101111 111101 11010111 011101 11110111 110111 10010101 111101 11010001 110101 01110011 1100111 11110001 110111 100111101 11001 01010101 111111 10010111 111101 11010101 110111 11011101 111101 1001001 110101 11010111 11110 01111100 110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,069 |
Words | 216 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 37 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 122 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 12, 2023
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