Psalm 119. Last Part Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B CACA DEDF B GHGH B IJIJ B KLKL B EMFM| Sanctified afflictions or Delight in the word of God | A |
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| ver | B |
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| Father I bless thy gentle hand | C |
| How kind was thy chastising rod | A |
| That forced my conscience to a stand | C |
| And brought my wand'ring soul to God | A |
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| Foolish and vain I went astray | D |
| Ere I had felt thy scourges Lord | E |
| I left my guide and lost my way | D |
| But now I love and keep thy word | F |
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| ver | B |
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| 'Tis good for me to wear the yoke | G |
| For pride is apt to rise and swell | H |
| 'Tis good to bear my Father's stroke | G |
| That I might learn his statutes well | H |
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| ver | B |
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| The law that issues from thy mouth | I |
| Shall raise my cheerful passions more | J |
| Than all the treasures of the south | I |
| Or western hills of golden ore | J |
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| ver | B |
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| Thy hands have made my mortal frame | K |
| Thy Spirit formed my soul within | L |
| Teach me to know thy wondrous name | K |
| And guard me safe from death and sin | L |
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| ver | B |
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| Then all that love and fear the Lord | E |
| At my salvation shall rejoice | M |
| For I have hoped in thy word | F |
| And made thy grace my only choice | M |
Isaac Watts
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