Hymn 140 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBD EFEF GHGH IJKJ LMLN OBOB PQPR| A living and a dead faith Collected from several scriptures | A |
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| Mistaken souls that dream of heav'n | B |
| And make their empty boast | C |
| Of inward joys and sins forgiv'n | B |
| While they are slaves to lust | D |
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| Vain are our fancies airy flights | E |
| If faith be cold and dead | F |
| None but a living power unites | E |
| To Christ the living head | F |
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| 'Tis faith that changes all the heart | G |
| 'Tis faith that works by love | H |
| That bids all sinful joys depart | G |
| And lifts the thoughts above | H |
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| 'Tis faith that conquers earth and hell | I |
| By a celestial power | J |
| This is the grace that shall prevail | K |
| In the decisive hour | J |
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| Faith must obey her Father's will | L |
| As well as trust his grace | M |
| A pard'ning God is jealous still | L |
| For his own holiness | N |
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| When from the curse he sets us free | O |
| He makes our natures clean | B |
| Nor would he send his Son to be | O |
| The minister of sin | B |
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| His Spirit purifies our frame | P |
| And seals our peace with God | Q |
| Jesus and his salvation came | P |
| By water and by blood | R |
Isaac Watts
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