Analysis of Coronation Hymn
Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1863 (Bodmin, Cornwall) – 1944 (Cornwall)
Tune--Luther's Chorale
"Ein' feste burg ist unser Gott"
Of old our City hath renown.
Of God are her foundations,
Wherein this day a King we crown
Elate among the nations.
Acknowledge, then, thou King--
And you, ye people, sing--
What deeds His arm hath wrought:
Yea, let their tale be taught
To endless generations.
So long, so far, Jehovah guides
His people's path attending,
By pastures green and water-sides
Toward His hill ascending;
Whence they beneath the stars
Shall view their ancient wars,
Their perils, far removed.
O might of mercy proved!
O love past comprehending!
He was that God, for man which spake
From Sinai forth in thunder;
He was that Love, for man which brake
The dreadful grave asunder.
Lord over every lord,
His consecrating word
An earthly prince awaits;
Lift then your heads, ye gates!
Your King comes riding under.
Be ye lift up, ye deathless doors;
Let wave your banners o'er Him!
Exult, ye streets; be strewn, ye floors,
With palm, with bay, before Him!
With transport fetch Him in,
Ye ransom'd folk from sin--
Your Lord, return'd to bless!
O kneeling king, confess--
O subject men, adore Him!
Scheme | XX ABABCCDDB ECECXFGGC HIHIXXJJI FKFKLLMMK |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101 1111101 111010101 1110010 01110111 0101010 010111 011101 111111 111111 110010 11110101 1101010 11010101 0111010 110101 111101 110101 111101 111010 11111111 111010 11111111 0101010 1101001 111 110101 111111 1111010 1111111 11110101 01111111 1111011 101110 11111 110111 110101 1011011 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,117 |
Words | 205 |
Sentences | 13 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 9, 9, 9, 9 |
Lines Amount | 38 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 173 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 39 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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