There Is Mercy With Thee Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDDC EEFGGF HHIJJI| Lord should'st thou weigh my righteousness | A |
| Or mark what I have done amiss | B |
| How should thy servant stand | C |
| Tho' others might yet surely I | D |
| Must hide my face nor dare to cry | D |
| For mercy at thy hand | C |
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| But thou art loth thy bolts to shoot | E |
| Backward and slow to execute | E |
| The vengeance due to me | F |
| Thou dost not willingly reprove | G |
| For all the mild effects of love | G |
| Are center'd Lord in thee | F |
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| Shine then thou all subduing light | H |
| The powers of darkness put to flight | H |
| Nor from me ever part | I |
| From earth to heaven be thou my guide | J |
| And O above each gift beside | J |
| Give me an upright heart | I |
Augustus Montague Toplady
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