Analysis of Seeking the Beloved
William Cowper 1731 (Berkhamsted) – 1800 (Dereham)
To those who love the Lord I speak;
Is my Beloved near?
The Bridegroom of my soul I seek,
Oh! when will He appear?
Though once a man of grief and shame,
Yet now He fills a throne,
And bears the greatest, sweetest name,
That earth or heaven have known.
Grace flies before, and love attends
His steps wheree'er he goes;
Though none can see Him but His friends,
And they were once his foes.
He speaks; -- obedient to His call
Our warm affections move:
Did He but shine alike on all,
Then all alike would love.
Then love in every heart would reign,
And war would cease to roar;
And cruel and bloodthirsty men
Would thirst for blood no more.
Such Jesus is, and such His grace;
Oh, may He shine on you!
And tell him, when you see His face,
I long to see Him, too.
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GXGX XHXH IJIJ |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (83%) |
Metre | 11110111 11011 0111111 111101 11011101 111101 01010101 1111011 11010101 11111 11111111 010111 110100111 1010101 11110111 110111 110100111 011111 0100101 111111 11010111 111111 01111111 111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 765 |
Words | 151 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 96 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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