This is an analysis of Hymn 138 by Isaac Watts.

Saints in the hands of Christ
Jn. 10:28,29.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: a X baba cdcdXcaca
  • Stanza lengths: 1,1,4,9,
  • Metre: 100101 11 11011101 111111 01110101 111101 01000101 010001 11010101 010101 111111001 0100001 00110001 111101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic trimeter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 14

Repeated words/phrases

my, his