Analysis of Saturday Evening
John Newton 1725 (Wapping, London) – 1807 (London)
Safely through another week,
God has brought us on our way;
Let us now a blessing seek,
On th' approaching Sabbath-day:
Day of all the week the best,
Emblem of eternal rest.
Mercies multiply'd each hour
Through the week our praise demand
Guarded by Almighty pow'r,
Fed and guided by his hand:
Though ungrateful we have been,
Only made returns of sin.
While we pray for pard'ning grace,
Through the dear Redeemer's name,
Show thy reconciled face,
Shine away our sin and shame:
From our worldly care set free,
May we rest this night with thee.
When the morn shall bid us rise,
May we feel thy presence near!
May thy glory meet our eyes
When we in thy house appear!
There afford us, Lord, a taste
Of our everlasting feast.
May thy Gospel's joyful sound
Conquer sinners, comfort saints;
Make the fruits of grace abound,
Bring relief for all complaints:
Thus may all our Sabbaths prove,
Till we join the church above!
Scheme | ABABCC XDXDEE FGFGHH IJIJXX KLKLXX |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) |
Metre | 1010101 11111101 1110101 111010101 1110101 1010101 101110 10110101 10101011 1010111 1010111 1010111 111111 10111 11101 10110101 11010111 1111111 1011111 1111101 11101101 1101101 1011101 1100101 111101 1010101 1011101 1011101 11110101 1110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 920 |
Words | 165 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 30 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 143 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 33 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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