This is an analysis of Hymn 3 by Isaac Watts.
The nativity of Christ.
Luke 1:30ff; 2:10ff…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: X X abab bcbc cdcd aaaa dddX cece DFDf caca DFDX
- Stanza lengths: 1,1,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Metre: 0010001 111 010101 010001 10010101 110001 010101 110101 11110101 111101 1010111 000101 01010101 010101 0101001 010101 11010011 110011 10101011 1010101 01010101 1001010 1011101 110111 11010111 010101 1000111 110111 11010101 101001 010101 110111 00010111 110111 1000111 110111 11010101 1110010
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 11
- Lines: 38
