This is an analysis of Hymn 14 by Isaac Watts.

The triumph of faith or, Christ's unchangeable love.
Rom. 8:33ff.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: a X bcbc XdXd aeae XXff gghhXffaa
  • Stanza lengths: 1,1,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Metre: 01001111001 11 11010101 11110111 11010101 101110101 11010101 11110011 10010010 01110001 11111101 11010101 11011001 11111001 11010101 10111100 11111111 111111001 111101010 010001010 10111111 11110101 11111111 1101111001 11010001 11110111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 8
  • Lines: 26

Repeated words/phrases

or, us, nor, our