This is an analysis of Hymn 86 by Isaac Watts.

God holy, just, and sovereign.
Job 9:2-10.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: a X bcbc bXbb dede fafa dXdd gcgc
  • Stanza lengths: 1,1,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 1101110 111 11010101 010111 01010100 110101 01001111 111110 11011101 110101 10010101 111001 01110101 1110101 10100101 011111 11010101 110101 11011001 10100110 01010101 111101 11010101 110101 11110101 101111
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 8
  • Lines: 26