Analysis of He Dwelleth in You

Augustus Montague Toplady 1740 (Farnham, Surrey) – 1778



Saviour, I thy word believe,
My unbelief remove;
Now thy quick'ning Spirit give,
The unction from above;
Shew me, Lord, how good thou art,
My soul with all thy fulness fill:
Send the witness in my heart
The Holy Ghost reveal.

Dead in sin 'till then I lie,
Bereft of power to rise;
Till thy Spirit inwardly
Thy saving blood applies:
Now the mighty gift impart,
My sin erase, my pardon seal:
Send the witness, in my heart
The Holy Ghost reveal.

Blessed Comforter, come down,
And live and move in me;
Make my every deed thy own,
In all things led by thee:
Bid my every lust depart,
And with me O vouchsafe to dwell;
Faithful witness, in my heart
Thy perfect light reveal.

Let me in thy love rejoice,
Thy shrine, thy pure abode;
Tell me, by thine inward voice,
That I'm a child of God:
Lord, I choose the better part,
Jesus, I wait thy peace to feel;
Send the witness in my heart
The Holy Ghost reveal.

Whom the world cannot receive,
O manifest in me:
Son of God, I cease to live,
Unless I live in thee
Now impute thy whole desert,
Restore the joy from which I fell:
Breathe the witness, in my heart
The Holy Ghost reveal.


Scheme axxxbxBC xdedbcBC xexebfbc gxgxbcBC aexexfbC
Poetic Form Etheree  (38%)
Metre 111101 1101 1111101 01101 1111111 1111111 1010011 010101 1011111 0111011 1110100 110101 1010101 11011101 1010011 010101 110011 010101 11100111 011111 11100101 0111111 1010011 101101 1101101 111101 1111101 110111 1110101 10111111 1010011 010101 1011001 11001 1111111 011101 1011110 01011111 1010011 010101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 1,087
Words 216
Sentences 6
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 8, 8, 8, 8, 8
Lines Amount 40
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 171
Words per stanza (avg) 43
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Augustus Montague Toplady

Augustus Montague Toplady was an Anglican cleric and hymn writer. He was a major Calvinist opponent of John Wesley. He is best remembered as the author of the hymn "Rock of Ages". Three of his other hymns – "A Debtor to Mercy Alone", "Deathless Principle, Arise" and "Object of My First Desire" – are still occasionally sung today. more…

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