Analysis of Adam
John Newton 1725 (Wapping, London) – 1807 (London)
On man, in his own image made,
How much did GOD bestow?
The whole creation homage paid,
And owned him LORD, below!
He dwelt in Eden's garden, stored
With sweets for every sense;
And there with his descending LORD
He walked in confidence.
But O! by sin how quickly changed!
His honour forfeited,
His heart, from God and truth, estranged,
His conscience filled with dread!
Now from his Maker's voice he flees,
Which was before his joy:
And thinks to hide, amidst the trees,
From an All-seeing eye.
Compelled to answer to his name,
With stubbornness and pride
He cast, on God himself, the blame,
Nor once for mercy cried.
But grace, unasked, his heart subdued
And all his guilt forgave;
By faith, the promised seed he viewed,
And felt his pow'r to save.
Thus we ourselves would justify,
Though we the Law transgress;
Like him, unable to deny,
Unwilling to confess.
But when by faith the sinner sees
A pardon bought with blood;
Then he forsakes his foolish pleas,
And gladly turns to God.
Scheme | ABAB CXCX DXDX EXEF GHGH IJIJ FKFK EXEX |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
Metre | 11011101 111101 01010101 011101 1101101 1111001 01110101 110100 11111101 11100 11110101 110111 11110111 110111 01110101 111101 01110111 110001 11110101 111101 1111101 011101 11010111 0111111 11001110 110101 11010101 010101 11110101 010111 1111101 010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 968 |
Words | 177 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 96 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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