Analysis of Jesus Calls Us
Cecil Frances Alexander 1818 (Dublin) – 1895 (Derry)
Jesus calls us; o'er the tumult
of our life's wild, restless sea,
day by day his clear voice soundeth,
saying, 'Christian, follow me;'
as, of old, Saint Andrew heart it
by the Galilean lake,
turned from home and toil and kindred,
leaving all for his dear sake.
Jesus calls us from the worship
of the vain world's golden store;
from each idol that would keep us,
saying, 'Christian, love me more.'
In our joys and in our sorrows,
days of toil and hours of ease,
still he calls, in cares and pleasures,
'Christian, love me more than these.'
Jesus calls us! By thy mercies,
Savior, may we hear thy call,
give our hearts to thine obedience,
serve and love thee best of all.
Scheme | XAXA XBXB XCXC XDXD DEXE |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 101110010 11011101 1111111 1010101 11111011 100101 11101010 1011111 10111010 1011101 11101111 1010111 0101001010 11101011 11101010 1011111 10111110 1011111 1101110100 1011111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 658 |
Words | 128 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 102 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 27, 2023
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