Psalm 51 Part 3 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AA B CCDD EEFF GGHH BBIJ KKLM NNCC OPQR STUVA | |
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The backslider restored | B |
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O Thou that hear'st when sinners cry | C |
Though all my crimes before thee lie | C |
Behold them not with angry look | D |
But blot their mem'ry from thy book | D |
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Create my nature pure within | E |
And form my soul averse to sin | E |
Let thy good Spirit ne'er depart | F |
Nor hide thy presence from my heart | F |
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I cannot live without thy light | G |
Cast out and banished from thy sight | G |
Thine holy joys my God restore | H |
And guard me that I fall no more | H |
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Though I have grieved thy Spirit Lord | B |
His help and comfort still afford | B |
And let a wretch come near thy throne | I |
To plead the merits of thy Son | J |
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A broken heart my God my King | K |
Is all the sacrifice I bring | K |
The God of grace will ne'er despise | L |
A broken heart for sacrifice | M |
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My soul lies humbled in the dust | N |
And owns thy dreadful sentence just | N |
Look down O Lord with pitying eye | C |
And save the soul condemned to die | C |
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Then will I teach the world thy ways | O |
Sinners shall learn thy sovereign grace | P |
I'll lead them to my Savior's blood | Q |
And they shall praise a pard'ning God | R |
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O may thy love inspire my tongue | S |
Salvation shall be all my song | T |
And all my powers shall join to bless | U |
The Lord my strength and righteousness | V |
Isaac Watts
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