Hymn 5 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B CDEF GHII JKCK IJLJ AMNM| Submission to afflictive providences | A |
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| Job | B |
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| Naked as from the earth we came | C |
| And crept to life at first | D |
| We to the earth return again | E |
| And mingle with our dust | F |
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| The dear delights we here enjoy | G |
| And fondly call our own | H |
| Are but short favors borrowed now | I |
| To be repaid anon | I |
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| 'Tis God that lifts our comforts high | J |
| Or sinks them in the grave | K |
| He gives and blessed be his name | C |
| He takes but what he gave | K |
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| Peace all our angry passions then | I |
| Let each rebellious sigh | J |
| Be silent at his sovereign will | L |
| And every murmur die | J |
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| If smiling mercy crown our lives | A |
| Its praises shall be spread | M |
| And we'll adore the justice too | N |
| That strikes our comforts dead | M |
Isaac Watts
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