Analysis of Luther's Angel-Song
John Bowring 1792 (Exeter) – 1872 (Claremont, Devon)
Sing! sing! ye ransomed mortals, sing!
We come from heaven-from heaven, and bring
Glad tidings of great joy to earth;
We come from heaven, commissioned there
Glad tidings of great joy to bear,
Announcing your Redeemer's birth.
Yes! your Redeemer is at hand;
Echo the tidings through the land;
Your Saviour comes-he comes-the reign
Of peace and glory is begun:
He comes, the Son of peace, the Son
Of God, his advent shout again.
Shout! shout! thou earth!-thou heaven repeat
The notes of joy in transports meet,
For earth and heaven are one-are one;
The Lord of glory bows Him down,
And He who wears the heavenly crown
Descends to rule on earth alone.
Scheme | AABCCB DDXEEX FFEGGX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111101 1111011001 11011111 111100101 11011111 010111 111111 10010101 1111101 11010101 11011101 1111101 111111001 01110011 110101111 01110111 011101001 01111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 640 |
Words | 117 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 169 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 38 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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