A Hymn Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCC DECC FFGG HHDD IIJJ| O Lord my God in mercy turn | A |
| In mercy hear a sinner mourn | B |
| To thee I call to thee I cry | C |
| O leave me leave me not to die | C |
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| I strove against thee Lord I know | D |
| I spurn'd thy grace I mock'd thy law | E |
| The hour is past the day's gone by | C |
| And I am left alone to die | C |
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| O pleasures past what are ye now | F |
| But thorns about my bleeding brow | F |
| Spectres that hover round my brain | G |
| And aggravate and mock my pain | G |
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| For pleasure I have given my soul | H |
| Now Justice let thy thunders roll | H |
| Now Vengeance smile and with a blow | D |
| Lay the rebellious ingrate low | D |
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| Yet Jesus Jesus there I'll cling | I |
| I'll crowd beneath his sheltering wing | I |
| I'll clasp the cross and holding there | J |
| Even me oh bliss his wrath may spare | J |
Henry Kirk White
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