Hymn 160 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDC EAEA FGFG HHIJ| Custom in sin | A |
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| Let the wild leopards of the wood | B |
| Put off the spots that nature gives | C |
| Then may the wicked turn to God | D |
| And change their tempers and their lives | C |
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| As well might Ethiopian slaves | E |
| Wash out the darkness of their skin | A |
| The deed as well might leave their graves | E |
| As old transgressors cease to sin | A |
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| Where vice has held its empire long | F |
| 'Twill not endure the least control | G |
| None but a power divinely strong | F |
| Can turn the current of the soul | G |
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| Great God I own thy power divine | H |
| That works to change this heart of mine | H |
| I would be formed anew and bless | I |
| The wonders of creating grace | J |
Isaac Watts
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