Psalm 139 Part 2 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBCC DDEE FFGG BBHI AAJJ K LLMM NOPP QQIIThe wonderful formation of man | A |
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'Twas from thy hand my God I came | B |
A work of such a curious frame | B |
In me thy fearful wonders shine | C |
And each proclaims thy skill divine | C |
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Thine eyes did all my limbs survey | D |
Which yet in dark confusion lay | D |
Thou saw'st the daily growth they took | E |
Formed by the model of thy book | E |
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By thee my growing parts were named | F |
And what thy sovereign counsels framed | F |
The breathing lungs the beating heart | G |
Was copied with unerring art | G |
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At last to show my Maker's name | B |
God stamped his image on my frame | B |
And in some unknown moment joined | H |
The finished members to the mind | I |
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There the young seeds of thought began | A |
And all the passions of the man | A |
Great God our infant nature pays | J |
Immortal tribute to thy praise | J |
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PAUSE | K |
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Lord since in my advancing age | L |
I've acted on life's busy stage | L |
Thy thoughts of love to me surmount | M |
The power of numbers to recount | M |
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I could survey the ocean o'er | N |
And count each sand that makes the shore | O |
Before my swiftest thoughts could trace | P |
The num'rous wonders of thy grace | P |
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These on my heart are still impressed | Q |
With these I give my eyes to rest | Q |
And at my waking hour I find | I |
God and his love possess my mind | I |
Isaac Watts
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