Psalm 39 Part 3 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABC DEFG HIJI KLKM INIO PQPQ RSRT UVGW| v | A |
| C M | B |
| Sick bed devotion | C |
| - | |
| God of my life look gently down | D |
| Behold the pains I feel | E |
| But I am dumb before thy throne | F |
| Nor dare dispute thy will | G |
| - | |
| Diseases are thy servants Lord | H |
| They come at thy command | I |
| I'll not attempt a murm'ring word | J |
| Against thy chast'ning hand | I |
| - | |
| Yet I may plead with humble cries | K |
| Remove thy sharp rebukes | L |
| My strength consumes my spirit dies | K |
| Through thy repeated strokes | M |
| - | |
| Crushed as a moth beneath thy hand | I |
| We moulder to the dust | N |
| Our feeble powers can ne'er withstand | I |
| And all our beauty's lost | O |
| - | |
| This mortal life decays apace | P |
| How soon the bubble's broke | Q |
| Adam and all his num'rous race | P |
| Are vanity and smoke | Q |
| - | |
| I'm but a sojourner below | R |
| As all my fathers were | S |
| May I be well prepared to go | R |
| When I the summons hear | T |
| - | |
| But if my life be spared awhile | U |
| Before my last remove | V |
| Thy praise shall be my business still | G |
| And I'll declare thy love | W |
Isaac Watts
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Psalm 39 Part 3 is a poem by Isaac Watts. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.