Analysis of Thee will I praise, O Lord, in light,
James Montgomery 1771 (Irvine) – 1854
Thee will I praise, O Lord, in light,
Where seraphim surround thy throne;
With heart and soul, with mind and might,
Thee will I worship, Thee alone.
Thou, Lord, above all height art high
Yet with the lowly wilt Thou dwell;
The proud far off, thy jealous eyes
Shall mark, and with a look repel.
Though in the depth of trouble thrown,
With grief I shall not always strive;
Thou wilt thy suffering servants own,
And Thou the contrite heart revive.
Thy purpose then in me fulfil;
Forsake me not, for I am thine;
Perfect in me thine utmost will;
Whate'er it be, that will be mine.
Scheme | ABAB XCXC BDBD CEXE |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 11111101 110111 11011101 11110101 11011111 11010111 01111101 11010101 10011101 1111111 111100101 01001101 1101011 01111111 0101111 10111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 569 |
Words | 109 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 111 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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