Analysis of Psalm 118
Isaac Watts 1674 (Southampton, Hampshire) – 1748 (Stoke Newington, Middlesex)
v.22-27
S. M.
An hosanna for the Lord's day; or, A new song of salvation by Christ.
See what a living stone
The builders did refuse;
Yet God hath built his church thereon,
In spite of envious Jews.
The scribe and angry priest
Reject thine only Son;
Yet on this Rock shall Zion rest,
As the chief corner-stone.
The work, O Lord, is thine,
And wondrous in our eyes;
This day declares it all divine,
This day did Jesus rise.
This is the glorious day
That our Redeemer made;
Let us rejoice, and sing, and pray,
Let all the church be glad.
Hosanna to the King
Of David's royal blood;
Bless him, ye saints, he comes to bring
Salvation from your God.
We bless thine holy word,
Which all this grace displays;
And offer on thine altar, Lord,
Our sacrifice of praise.
Scheme | XXX ABXB XXXA CDCD EXEX FXFX XGXG |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1 11 1110111011101011 110101 010101 11111101 0111001 010101 011101 11111101 101101 011111 0100101 11011101 111101 1101001 11011 11010101 110111 1101 110101 11111111 010111 111101 111101 01011101 101011 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 740 |
Words | 145 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 27 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 83 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 20, 2023
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