Analysis of The Light and Glory of the Word
William Cowper 1731 (Berkhamsted) – 1800 (Dereham)
The Spirit breathes upon the word,
And brings the truth to sight;
Precepts and promises afford
A sanctifying light.
A glory gilds the sacred page,
Majestic like the sun;
It gives a light to every age,
It gives, but borrows none.
The hand that gave it still supplies
The gracious light and heat;
His truths upon the nations rise,
They rise, but never set.
Let everlasting thanks be thine,
For such a bright display,
As makes a world of darkness shine
With beams of heavenly day.
My soul rejoices to pursue
The steps of Him I love,
Till glory break upon my view
In brighter worlds above.
Scheme | XAXA BCBC DXDX EFEF GHGH |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (80%) Tetractys (20%) Etheree (20%) |
Metre | 01010101 010111 1010001 011 01010101 010101 110111001 111101 01111101 010101 11010101 111101 1010111 110101 11011101 1111001 111101 011111 11010111 010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 593 |
Words | 109 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 92 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 03, 2023
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