Hymn 165 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBD EFEF GHGH IJIK LMLE NONO| Unfruitfulness 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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