Hymn 115 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B CDAD EFEG HAIA JKLM NOPQ RSRS| Conviction of sin by the law | A |
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| Rom | B |
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| Lord how secure my conscience was | C |
| And felt no inward dread | D |
| I was alive without the law | A |
| And thought my sins were dead | D |
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| My hopes of heav'n were firm and bright | E |
| But since the precept came | F |
| With a convincing power and light | E |
| I find how vile I am | G |
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| My guilt appeared but small before | H |
| Till terribly I saw | A |
| How perfect holy just and pure | I |
| Was thine eternal law | A |
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| Then felt my soul the heavy load | J |
| My sins revived again | K |
| I had provoked a dreadful God | L |
| And all my hopes were slain | M |
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| I'm like a helpless captive sold | N |
| Under the power of sin | O |
| I cannot do the good I would | P |
| Nor keep my conscience clean | Q |
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| My God I cry with every breath | R |
| For some kind power to save | S |
| To break the yoke of sin and death | R |
| And thus redeem the slave | S |
Isaac Watts
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