Psalm Xxiii Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ KLKL| The shepherd Christ from heav'n arriv'd | A |
| My flesh and spirit feeds | B |
| I shall not therefore be depriv'd | A |
| Of all my nature needs | B |
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| As slop'd against the glist'ning beam | C |
| The velvet verdure swells | D |
| He keeps and leads me by the stream | C |
| Where consolation dwells | D |
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| My soul He shall from sin restore | E |
| And her free pow'rs awake | F |
| In paths of heav'nly truth to soar | E |
| For love and mercy's sake | F |
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| Yea tho' I walk death's gloomy vale | G |
| The dread I shall disdain | H |
| For Thou art with me lest I fail | G |
| To check me and sustain | H |
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| Thou shalt my plenteous board appoint | I |
| Before the braving foe | J |
| Thine oil and wine my head anoint | I |
| And make my goblet flow | J |
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| But great still Thy love and grace | K |
| Shall all my life attend | L |
| And in Thine hallow'd dwelling place | K |
| My knees shall ever bend | L |
Christopher Smart
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