Psalm 119 Part 16 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B CDCD AEAE B FGHG B IJKL B MANA B OPBQPrayer for quickening grace | A |
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ver | B |
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My soul lies cleaving to the dust | C |
Lord give me life divine | D |
From vain desires and every lust | C |
Turn off these eyes of mine | D |
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I need the influence of thy grace | A |
To speed me in thy way | E |
Lest I should loiter in my race | A |
Or turn my feet astray | E |
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ver | B |
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When sore afflictions press me down | F |
I need thy quick'ning powers | G |
Thy word that I have rested on | H |
Shall help my heaviest hours | G |
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ver | B |
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Are not thy mercies sovereign still | I |
And thou a faithful God | J |
Wilt thou not grant me warmer zeal | K |
To run the heav'nly road | L |
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ver | B |
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Does not my heart thy precepts love | M |
And long to see thy face | A |
And yet how slow my spirits move | N |
Without enliv'ning grace | A |
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ver | B |
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Then shall I love thy gospel more | O |
And ne'er forget thy word | P |
When I have felt its quick'ning power | B |
To draw me near the Lord | Q |
Isaac Watts
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