Analysis of Grace and Providence

William Cowper 1731 (Berkhamsted) – 1800 (Dereham)



Almighty King! whose wondrous hand
Supports the weight of sea and land;
Whose grace is such a boundless store,
No heart shall break that sighs for more.

Thy providence supplies my food,
And 'tis Thy blessing makes it good;
My soul is nourish'd by Thy Word,
Let soul and body praise the Lord!

My streams of outward comfort came
From Him who built this earthly frame;
Whate'er I want His bounty gives,
By whom my soul forever lives.

Either His hand preserves from pain,
Or, if I feel it, heals again;
From Satan's malice shields my breast,
Or overrules it for the best.

Forgive the song that falls so low
Beneath the gratitude I owe!
It means Thy praise: however poor,
An angel's song can do no more.


Scheme AABB XXXX CCDD XXEE FFXB
Poetic Form Quatrain  (40%)
Etheree  (30%)
Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 01011101 01011101 11110101 11111111 11000111 01110111 11110111 11010101 11110101 11111101 10111101 11110101 10110111 11111101 1110111 1101101 01011111 0101011 1111101 1111111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 706
Words 130
Sentences 8
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 109
Words per stanza (avg) 26
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 16, 2023

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William Cowper

William Macquarie Cowper was an Australian Anglican archdeacon and Dean of Sydney. more…

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