Hymn 162 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBC DEDE FGHG IJIK LMNMMeditation of heaven or The joy of faith | A |
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My thoughts surmount these lower skies | B |
And look within the veil | C |
There springs of endless pleasure rise | B |
The waters never fail | C |
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There I behold with sweet delight | D |
The blessed Three in One | E |
And strong affections fix my sight | D |
On God's incarnate Son | E |
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His promise stands for ever firm | F |
His grace shall ne'er depart | G |
He binds my name upon his arm | H |
And seals it on his heart | G |
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Light are the pains that nature brings | I |
How short our sorrows are | J |
When with eternal future things | I |
The present we compare | K |
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I would not be a stranger still | L |
To that celestial place | M |
Where I for ever hope to dwell | N |
Near my Redeemer's face | M |
Isaac Watts
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