Analysis of Ps: 116
Thomas Parnell 1679 (Dublin) – 1718
Ime Pleasd that Heaven hears my cry,
Regards me when I pray,
Ime pleasd, & in a gratefull Joy,
Will worship every day.
God heard my voice, & I escapd,
Tho death had spread his snare,
Tho hell with horrid pleasure gapd
to be my sepulchre.
& when with troubles Ime besett
again Ile call on thee,
Ah help the wretch that cry's for aid,
My God deliver me.
How Just how gratious is the Lord,
How mercyfull is he?
He to the simple help affords,
Yes, he has succourd me.
Then rest my soul secure from fear,
Since he so kind has been,
Since he has kept my eyes from tears,
My sliding feet from sin.
Tis he who keeps me living still,
& when sore vext I cryd;
Since mankind is as weak as ill,
In him I must confide.
How shall I then the God reward
Who did my all bestow?
To pray, & thank, & praise thee Lord,
Is all that I can do.
In publick will I pay my vows,
& tell thy mercy's ore,
Tell how our lives are precious
to thee, whom we adore.
Behold me Lord, for I am thine,
My parents so have been;
Behold me Lord, for thou art mine,
By thee I'me freed from sin.
Then all shall hear my ready tongue,
Extoll thy name on high,
That all by my example won,
May praise as well as I.
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Poetic Form | Etheree (35%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 11110111 011111 110011 1101001 111111 111111 11110101 1111 111011 011111 11011111 110101 1111101 1111 11010101 11111 11110111 111111 11111111 110111 11111101 11111 11111111 011101 11110101 111101 111111 111111 0111111 1111 11101110 111101 01111111 110111 01111111 1111111 11111101 11111 11110101 111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,137 |
Words | 242 |
Sentences | 13 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 40 |
Lines Amount | 40 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 874 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 240 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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