Psalm 16 Part 1 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BABA CDCE FGFH IJIJConfession of our poverty | A |
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Preserve me Lord in time of need | B |
For succor to thy throne I flee | A |
But have no merits there to plead | B |
My goodness cannot reach to thee | A |
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Oft have my heart and tongue confessed | C |
How empty and how poor I am | D |
My praise can never make thee blessed | C |
Nor add new glories to thy name | E |
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Yet Lord thy saints on earth may reap | F |
Some profit by the good we do | G |
These are the company I keep | F |
These are the choicest friends I know | H |
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Let others choose the sons of mirth | I |
To give a relish to their wine | J |
I love the men of heav'nly birth | I |
Whose thoughts and language are divine | J |
Isaac Watts
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