This is an analysis of Olney Hymn 2: Jehovah-Jireh: The Lord Will Provide by William Cowper.
The saints should never be dismay'd,
Nor sink in hopeless fear;…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abab cXcX dada ebeb fafa agag
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Metre: 01110001 110101 11110101 010001 010111101 111110 11110101 0101010 11011101 110111 11010101 0100101 11010101 110111 11010101 111001 110101101 111001 110011101 010001 11010001 110101 01010101 110111
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 6
- Lines: 24
Repeated words/phrases
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