This is an analysis of Hymn 119 by Isaac Watts.

The different success of the gospel.
1 Cor. 1:23,24; 3:6,7; 2 Cor. 2:16.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: X X abab cdcd aeae ffdf
  • Stanza lengths: 1,1,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 0100010010 1111111 11010111 010111 11000101 110001 11010001 010101 111101011 101101 01010001 011101 11000101 010111 11010101 1100101 01100101 111101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 18