Analysis of The Operation Of Faith

John Bunyan 1628 (Elstow, Bedfordshire) – 1688 (London)



The word of faith unto me pardon brings,
Shows me the ground and reason whence it springs:

To wit, free grace, which moved God to give
His Son to die and bleed, that I might live

This word doth also loudly preach to me,
Though I a miserable sinner be,

Yet in this Son of God I stand complete,
Whose righteousness is without all deceit;

'Tis that which God himself delighteth in,
And that by which all his have saved been.


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Poetic Form Couplet 
Metre 0111101101 1101010111 111111111 1111011111 1111010111 1101000101 1011111101 1100101101 11110110 011111111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 420
Words 83
Sentences 2
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Lines Amount 10
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 66
Words per stanza (avg) 16
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 14, 2023

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John Bunyan

John Bunyan was an English Christian writer and preacher, who is well known for his book The Pilgrim's Progress. more…

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