Hymn 165 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBD EFEF GHGH IJIK LMLE NONOUnfruitfulness ignorance and unsanctified affections | A |
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Long have I sat beneath the sound | B |
Of thy salvation Lord | C |
But still how weak my faith is found | B |
And knowledge of thy word | D |
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Oft I frequent thy holy place | E |
And hear almost in vain | F |
How small a portion of thy grace | E |
My memory can retain | F |
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My dear Almighty and my God | G |
How little art thou known | H |
By all the judgments of thy rod | G |
And blessings of thy throne | H |
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How cold and feeble is my love | I |
How negligent my fear | J |
How low my hope of joys above | I |
How few affections there | K |
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Great God thy sovereign power impart | L |
To give thy word success | M |
Write thy salvation in my heart | L |
And make me learn thy grace | E |
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Show my forgetful feet the way | N |
That leads to joys on high | O |
There knowledge grows without decay | N |
And love shall never die | O |
Isaac Watts
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