Rise, Oh My Soul, With Thy Desires To Heaven Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCC DCDCEE CFGFHIRise oh my Soul with thy desires to Heaven | A |
And with Divinest contemplation use | B |
Thy time where times eternity is given | A |
And let vain thoughts no more thy thoughts abuse | B |
But down in darkness let them lie | C |
So live thy better let thy worse thoughts die | C |
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And thou my Soul inspir'd with holy flame | D |
View and review with most regardful eye | C |
That holy Cross whence thy salvation came | D |
On which thy Saviour and thy sin did die | C |
For in that Sacred object is much pleasure | E |
And in that Saviour is my life my treasure | E |
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To thee O Jesu I direct my eye | C |
To thee my hands to thee my humble knees | F |
To thee my heart shall offer sacrifice | G |
To thee my thoughts who my thoughts only sees | F |
To thee my self my self and all I give | H |
To thee I die to thee I only live | I |
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