Psalm 119 Part 9 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B CDAE B FGFG B HIHJ B KLMN B HOGO B PQPQ B RSHS B TKUKDesire of knowledge or The teachings of the Spirit with the word | A |
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ver | B |
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Thy mercies fill the earth O Lord | C |
How good thy works appear | D |
Open mine eyes to read thy word | A |
And see thy wonders there | E |
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ver | B |
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My heart was fashioned by thy hand | F |
My service is thy due | G |
O make thy servant understand | F |
The duties he must do | G |
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ver | B |
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Since I'm a stranger here below | H |
Let not thy path be hid | I |
But mark the road my feet should go | H |
And be my constant guide | J |
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ver | B |
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When I confessed my wand'ring ways | K |
Thou heard'st my soul complain | L |
Grant me the teachings of thy grace | M |
Or I shall stray again | N |
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ver | B |
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If God to me his statutes show | H |
And heav'nly truth impart | O |
His work for ever I'll pursue | G |
His law shall rule my heart | O |
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ver | B |
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This was my comfort when I bore | P |
Variety of grief | Q |
It made me learn thy word the more | P |
And fly to that relief | Q |
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ver | B |
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In vain the proud deride me now | R |
I'll ne'er forget thy law | S |
Nor let that blessed gospel go | H |
Whence all my hopes I draw | S |
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ver | B |
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When I have learned my Father's will | T |
I'll teach the world his ways | K |
My thankful lips inspired with zeal | U |
Shall loud pronounce his praise | K |
Isaac Watts
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