This is an analysis of Olney Hymn 26: On Opening A Place For Social Prayer by William Cowper.

Jesus! where'er Thy people meet,
There they behold Thy mercy seat;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabb bbcc ddcc eeff bbgg eehh
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 101001101 11011101 100111111 110010101 11011101 10000101 11011111 11011011 11001101 11010101 00110101 01001101 111101001 01011101 011101001 111100111 01110101 11010101 11110101 11100101 11111111 11111111 110101101 11010111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 24

Repeated words/phrases

thy, to, and, thine

Anaphora

to