This is an analysis of Olney Hymn 5: Jehovah-Shalom: The Lord Send Peace by William Cowper.
Jesus! whose blood so freely stream'd
To satisfy the law's demand;…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aaaa baba cdcd efef ghghXfcfc
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,9,
- Metre: 10111101 01010101 11011101 01010111 01010101 11010101 11011101 11100101 11010101 11010101 11010101 01010101 11111101 11011101 11010101 01010001 11110101 11011101 01111101 11011101 10010101 11011101 11011101 11100111
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 6
- Lines: 24
