Hymn 7 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B CDED FGHG IJKL MNON PQRS TUVW FXYZ A2B2C2D2 E2F2G2F2The invitation of the gospel | A |
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Isa etc | B |
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Let every mortal ear attend | C |
And every heart rejoice | D |
The trumpet of the gospel sounds | E |
With an inviting voice | D |
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Lo all ye hungry starving souls | F |
That feed upon the wind | G |
And vainly strive with earthly toys | H |
To fill an empty mind | G |
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Eternal Wisdom has prepared | I |
A soul reviving feast | J |
And bids your longing appetites | K |
The rich provision taste | L |
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Ho ye that pant for living streams | M |
And pine away and die | N |
here you may quench your raging thirst | O |
With springs that never dry | N |
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Rivers of love and mercy here | P |
In a rich ocean join | Q |
Salvation in abundance flows | R |
Like floods of milk and wine | S |
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Ye perishing and naked poor | T |
Who work with mighty pain | U |
To weave a garment of your own | V |
That will not hide your sin | W |
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Come naked and adorn your souls | F |
In robes prepared by God | X |
Wrought by the labors of his Son | Y |
And dyed in his own blood | Z |
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Dear God the treasures of thy love | A2 |
Are everlasting mines | B2 |
Deep as our helpless miseries are | C2 |
And boundless as our sins | D2 |
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The happy gates of gospel grace | E2 |
Stand open night and day | F2 |
Lord we are come to seek supplies | G2 |
And drive our wants away | F2 |
Isaac Watts
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