Analysis of There Is a Safe and Secret Place
Henry Francis Lyte 1793 (Ednam) – 1847 (Nice)
There is a safe and secret place,
Beneath the wings divine,
Reserved for all the heirs of grace;
O be that refuge mine!
The least and feeblest there may bide,
Uninjured and unawed;
While thousands fall on every side,
He rests secure in God.
He feeds in pastures, large and fair,
Of love and truth divine,
O child of God, O glory’s heir,
How rich a lot is thine!
A hand almighty to defend,
An ear for every call,
An honored life, a peaceful end,
And heaven to crown it all!
| Scheme | ABAB CCCX DBDB EFEF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (75%) |
| Metre | 11010101 010101 01110111 111101 0101111 01001 110111001 110101 11010101 110101 1111111 110111 01010101 1111001 11010101 0101111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 467 |
| Words | 93 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 91 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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