In Thankful Remembrance For My Dear Husband's Safe Arrival Sept 3, 1662 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DAEA FGHI HJKJ HKHK KKHK| What shall I render to Thy name | A |
| Or how Thy praises speak | B |
| My thanks how shall I testify | C |
| O Lord Thou know'st I'm weak | B |
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| I owe so much so little can | D |
| Return unto Thy name | A |
| Confusion seizes on my soul | E |
| And I am filled with shame | A |
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| O Thou that hearest prayers Lord | F |
| To Thee shall come all flesh | G |
| Thou hast me heard and answered | H |
| My plaints have had access | I |
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| What did I ask for but Thou gav'st | H |
| What could I more desire | J |
| But thankfulness even all my days | K |
| I humbly this require | J |
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| Thy mercies Lord have been so great | H |
| In number numberless | K |
| Impossible for to recount | H |
| Or any way express | K |
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| O help Thy saints that sought Thy face | K |
| T' return unto Thee praise | K |
| And walk before Thee as they ought | H |
| In strict and upright ways | K |
Anne Bradstreet
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