Analysis of The Disciples At Sea
John Newton 1725 (Wapping, London) – 1807 (London)
Constrained by their Lord to embark,
And venture, without him, to sea;
The season tempestuous and dark,
How grieved the disciples must be!
But though he remained on the shore,
He spent the night for them in prayer;
They still were as safe as before,
And equally under his care.
They strove, though in vain, for a while,
The force of the waves to withstand;
But when they were wearied with toil,
They saw their dear Saviour at hand:
They gladly received him on board,
His presence their spirits revived;
The sea became calm at his word,
And soon at their port they arrived.
We, like the disciples, are tossed
By storms, on a perilous deep;
But cannot be possibly lost,
For Jesus has charge of the ship:
Though billows and winds are enraged,
And threaten to make us their sport;
This pilot his word has engaged
To bring us, in safety, to port.
If sometimes we struggle alone,
And he is withdrawn from our view;
It makes us more willing to own,
We nothing, without him, can do:
Then Satan our hopes would assail,
But Jesus is still within call;
And when our poor efforts quite fail,
He comes in good time and does all.
Yet, Lord, we are ready to shrink.
Unless we thy presence perceive;
O save us (we cry) or we sink,
We would, but we cannot believe
The night has been long and severe,
The winds and the seas are still high;
Dear Saviour, this moment appear,
And say to our souls, It is I!
Scheme | ABABCDCD XEXEXFXF GXGXHIHI JKJKLMLM NONOPQPQ |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (33%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 01111101 01001111 01010001 11001011 11101101 11011101 11011101 01001011 11101101 01101101 11101011 1111111 11001111 11011001 01011111 01111101 11001011 11101001 11011001 11011101 11001101 01011111 11011101 11101011 10111001 011011101 11111011 11001111 110101101 11011011 011011011 11011011 11111011 01111001 11111111 11111001 01111001 01001111 1111001 011101111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,359 |
Words | 262 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 40 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 214 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 52 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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