Faith's Review and Expectation (Amazing Grace)
John Newton 1725 (Wapping, London) – 1807 (London)
1 AMAZING grace! (how sweet the sound!)
2 That sav'd a wretch like me!
3 I once was lost, but now am found;
4 Was blind, but now I see.
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5 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
6 And grace my fears reliev'd;
7 How precious did that grace appear,
8 The hour I first believ'd!
3
9 Thro' many dangers, toils, and snares,
10 I have already come;
11 'Tis grace has brought me safe thus far,
12 And grace will lead me home.
4
13 The Lord has promis'd good to me,
14 His word my hope secures;
15 He will my shield and portion be,
16 As long as life endures.
5
17 Yes, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
18 And mortal life shall cease;
19 I shall possess, within the veil,
20 A life of joy and peace.
6
21 This earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
22 The sun forbear to shine;
23 But God, who call'd me here below,
24 Will be for ever mine.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 29, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAB CDCD XXXX BEBE FGFG HIHI |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 952 |
Words | 179 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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