Psalm 39 Part 2 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABC DEFG HIJI KLML NOPO QJLJ RSTSv | A |
C M | B |
The vanity of man as mortal | C |
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Teach me the measure of my days | D |
Thou Maker of my frame | E |
I would survey life's narrow space | F |
And learn how frail I am | G |
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A span is all that we can boast | H |
An inch or two of time | I |
Man is but vanity and dust | J |
In all his flower and prime | I |
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See the vain race of mortals move | K |
Like shadows o'er the plain | L |
They rage and strive desire and love | M |
But all the noise is vain | L |
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Some walk in honor's gaudy show | N |
Some dig for golden ore | O |
They toil for heirs they know not who | P |
And straight are seen no more | O |
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What should I wish or wait for then | Q |
From creatures earth and dust | J |
They make our expectations vain | L |
And disappoint our trust | J |
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Now I forbid my carnal hope | R |
My fond desires recall | S |
I give my mortal interest up | T |
And make my God my all | S |
Isaac Watts
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