This is an analysis of Olney Hymn 47: The Hidden Life by William Cowper.
To tell the Saviour all my wants,
How pleasing is the task!…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abab acac dede fefe ddda gaga
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,
- Metre: 01010111 110001 11011111 011111 110010101 011101 01110011 111001 10011111 110001 11011111 010101 10010101 110101 10010001 110111 11111101 111111 11011101 011101 11110101 111101 11011101 111101
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 6
- Lines: 24
