Psalm 40 Part 1 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABC DEFE GHIH JKJL MNOP QRSI TUTU| v | A |
| C M | B |
| A song of deliverance from great distress | C |
| - | |
| I waited patient for the Lord | D |
| He bowed to hear my cry | E |
| He saw me resting on his word | F |
| And brought salvation nigh | E |
| - | |
| He raised me from a horrid pit | G |
| Where mourning long I lay | H |
| And from my bonds released my feet | I |
| Deep bonds of miry clay | H |
| - | |
| Firm on a rock he made me stand | J |
| And taught my cheerful tongue | K |
| To praise the wonders of his hand | J |
| In a new thankful song | L |
| - | |
| I'll spread his works of grace abroad | M |
| The saints with joy shall hear | N |
| And sinners learn to make my God | O |
| Their only hope and fear | P |
| - | |
| How many are thy thoughts of love | Q |
| Thy mercies Lord how great | R |
| We have not words nor hours enough | S |
| Their numbers to repeat | I |
| - | |
| When I 'm afflicted poor and low | T |
| And light and peace depart | U |
| My God beholds my heavy woe | T |
| And bears me on his heart | U |
Isaac Watts
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