Analysis of Men Honoured Above Angels
John Newton 1725 (Wapping, London) – 1807 (London)
Now let us join with hearts and tongues,
And emulate the angels' songs;
Yea, sinners may address their King
In songs that angels cannot sing.
They praise the Lamb who once was slain;
But we can add a higher strain;
Not only say, "He suffer'd thus,
"But that he suffer'd all for us."
When angels by transgression fell,
Justice consign'd them all to hell;
But Mercy form'd a wondrous plan,
To save and honour fallen man.
Jesus, who pass'd the angels by,
Assum'd our flesh to bleed and die;
And still he makes it his abode;
As man he fills the throne of God.
Our next of kin, our Brother now,
Is he to whom the angels bow;
They join with us to praise his name,
But we the nearest int'rest claim.
But, ah! how faint our praises rise!
Sure, 'tis the wonder of the skies,
That we, who share his richest love,
So cold and unconcern'd should prove.
Oh, glorious hour, it comes with speed!
When we, from sin and darkness freed,
Shall see the God who died for man,
And praise him more than angels can.
Scheme | XXAA BBCC DDEE FFXX GGHH IIXX JJEE |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (57%) |
Metre | 11111101 0100101 1101111 01110101 11011111 11110101 11011101 11110111 11010101 10011111 11010101 1101101 10110101 011011101 01111101 11110111 1011110101 11110101 11111111 1101011 111110101 11010101 11111101 1100111 1100101111 11110101 11011111 01111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 999 |
Words | 191 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 108 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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