Psalm 119 Part 4 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A A BCBD A EFEG A HIHI A JKLM A NONG A IPIQ MRKR A STSTInstruction from scripture | A |
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ver | A |
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How shall the young secure their hearts | B |
And guard their lives from sin | C |
Thy word the choicest rules imparts | B |
To keep the conscience clean | D |
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ver | A |
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When once it enters to the mind | E |
It spreads such light abroad | F |
The meanest souls instruction find | E |
And raise their thoughts to God | G |
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ver | A |
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'Tis like the sun a heav'nly light | H |
That guides us all the day | I |
And through the dangers of the night | H |
A lamp to lead our way | I |
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ver | A |
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The men that keep thy law with care | J |
And meditate thy word | K |
Grow wiser than their teachers are | L |
And better know the Lord | M |
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ver | A |
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Thy precepts make me truly wise | N |
I hate the sinner's road | O |
I hate my own vain thoughts that rise | N |
But love thy law my God | G |
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ver | A |
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The starry heavens thy rule obey | I |
The earth maintains her place | P |
And these thy servants night and day | I |
Thy skill and power express | Q |
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But still thy law and gospel Lord | M |
Have lessons more divine | R |
Not earth stands firmer than thy word | K |
Nor stars so nobly shine | R |
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ver | A |
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Thy word is everlasting truth | S |
How pure is every page | T |
That holy book shall guide our youth | S |
And well support our age | T |
Isaac Watts
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