This is an analysis of Olney Hymn 3: Jehovah-Rophi: I Am The Lord That Healeth Thee by William Cowper.

Heal us, Emmanuel! here we are,
Waiting to feel Thy touch:…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd dXdX cXcX efef ghgh
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 110100111 100111 11010101 110111 11010101 110111 11110101 011011 01011101 0100101 111000111 111100 11111001 110101 11010101 1111110 010101001 111111 10011111 110101 10011111 011011 11110101 1110001
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 24