Hymn Of Sovereign Grace Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EFGF HIJK LFKF FAFA MNON FFPF QRSB| Formed for thyself and turned to thee | A |
| Thy praises Lord I show | B |
| No more with sacrilegious pride | C |
| I rob thee of thy due | D |
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| Divested of my fancied plumes | E |
| I throw me at thy feet | F |
| Nor as a debt thy favour claim | G |
| But as an alms intreat | F |
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| Repentance holiness and faith | H |
| By which to thee we live | I |
| Are not conditions we perform | J |
| But graces we receive | K |
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| Thy Spirit does not offer life | L |
| But raises from the dead | F |
| And neither asks the sinner's leave | K |
| Nor needs the sinner's aid | F |
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| Thy power before the fruit is good | F |
| Must first renew the tree | A |
| We rise and work the works of God | F |
| When wrought upon by thee | A |
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| Each grace of our celestial birth | M |
| From thy blest influence springs | N |
| Which plants and nourishes and guards | O |
| And to perfection brings | N |
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| Gardens of thine enclosed and sealed | F |
| Thou all our works hast wrought | F |
| And wilt eternal peace ordain | P |
| For those thy blood hath bought | F |
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| Had not thy love laid hold on us | Q |
| We has not loved thee now | R |
| Possess us quite thou God of grace | S |
| To whom our all we owe | B |
Augustus Montague Toplady
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