Psalm 5 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDC EFGF HIHI JDJK LMNO P QRQR STST UVWXFor the Lord's Day Morning | A |
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Lord in the morning thou shalt hear | B |
My voice ascending high | C |
To thee will I direct my prayer | D |
To thee lift up mine eye | C |
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Up to the hills where Christ is gone | E |
To plead for all his saints | F |
Presenting at his Father's throne | G |
Our songs and our complaints | F |
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Thou art a God before whose sight | H |
The wicked shall not stand | I |
Sinners shall ne'er be thy delight | H |
Nor dwell at thy right hand | I |
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But to thy house will I resort | J |
To taste thy mercies there | D |
I will frequent thine holy court | J |
And worship in thy fear | K |
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O may thy Spirit guide my feet | L |
In ways of righteousness | M |
Make every path of duty straight | N |
And plain before my face | O |
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PAUSE | P |
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My watchful enemies combine | Q |
To tempt my feet astray | R |
They flatter with a base design | Q |
To make my soul their prey | R |
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Lord crush the serpent in the dust | S |
And all his plots destroy | T |
While those that in thy mercy trust | S |
For ever shout for joy | T |
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The men that love and fear thy name | U |
Shall see their hopes fulfilled | V |
The mighty God will compass them | W |
With favor as a shield | X |
Isaac Watts
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