In Deo Fides Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBBB DEDEFF GHGIGG CGGGDJAlmighty God Supreme Most High | A |
Before Thy throne in reverence we kneel | B |
We cannot realize Thine infinity | C |
Beholding not we can Thy presence feel | B |
Though veiled impenetrably Thou dost reveal | B |
Such evidence as clouds cannot conceal | B |
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Acknowledged though unseen Almighty Power | D |
Within its secret depths the bosom pays | E |
In pleasure's or affliction's calmer hour | D |
The heart's sincerest offering of praise | E |
Intuitive unuttered prayers arise | F |
Without the outstretched arms or reverently clos ed eyes | F |
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Down deep within the soul's mysterious seat | G |
The voice of reason and inherent sense | H |
Admits Thy Sovereign Power and doth entreat | G |
The guidance of a Just Omnipotence | I |
Thus doth the human essence e'er depend | G |
On that Supreme Eternal Without End | G |
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Supreme Mysterious Power Whate'er Thou be | C |
Can e'er our mortal natures comprehend | G |
This side the veil which shrouds futurity | G |
Thy Wisdom Power and Love The end | G |
Of all conclusions reasoned o'er and o'er | D |
We know Thou dost exist Can we know more | J |
Alfred Castner King
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