Hymn 89 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AA B C DDEE FFGH IJKK HHLL MNOPA | |
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Youth and judgment | B |
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Eccl | C |
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Ye sons of Adam vain and young | D |
Indulge your eyes indulge your tongue | D |
Taste the delights your souls desire | E |
And give a loose to all your fire | E |
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Pursue the pleasures you design | F |
And cheer your hearts with songs and wine | F |
Enjoy the day of mirth but know | G |
There is a day of judgment too | H |
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God from on high beholds your thoughts | I |
His book records your secret faults | J |
The works of darkness you have done | K |
Must all appear before the sun | K |
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The vengeance to your follies due | H |
Should strike your hearts with terror through | H |
How will you stand before his face | L |
Or answer for his injured grace | L |
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Almighty God turn off their eyes | M |
From these alluring vanities | N |
And let the thunder of thy word | O |
Awake their souls to fear the Lord | P |
Isaac Watts
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