Psalm 69 Part 1 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABC DEFE GHIH JKFK LHMH NOPQ RNSN TUVW XYZA2 FB2C2D2 E2F2G2H2 I2TJ2T K2L2M2L2| v | A |
| C M | B |
| The sufferings of Christ for our salvation | C |
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| Save me O God the swelling floods | D |
| Break in upon my soul | E |
| I sink and sorrows o'er my head | F |
| Like mighty waters roll | E |
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| I cry till all my voice be gone | G |
| In tears I waste the day | H |
| My God behold my longing eyes | I |
| And shorten thy delay | H |
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| They hate my soul without a cause | J |
| And still their number grows | K |
| More than the hairs around my head | F |
| And mighty are my foes | K |
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| 'Twas then I paid that dreadful debt | L |
| That men could never pay | H |
| And gave those honors to thy law | M |
| Which sinners took away | H |
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| Thus in the great Messiah's name | N |
| The royal prophet mourns | O |
| Thus he awakes our hearts to grief | P |
| And gives us joy by turns | Q |
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| Now shall the saints rejoice and find | R |
| Salvation in my name | N |
| For I have borne their heavy load | S |
| Of sorrow pain and shame | N |
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| Grief like a garment clothed me round | T |
| And sackcloth was my dress | U |
| While I procured for naked souls | V |
| A robe of righteousness | W |
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| Amongst my brethren and the Jews | X |
| I like a stranger stood | Y |
| And bore their vile reproach to bring | Z |
| The Gentiles near to God | A2 |
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| I came in sinful mortals' stead | F |
| To do my Father's will | B2 |
| Yet when I cleansed my Father's house | C2 |
| They scandalized my zeal | D2 |
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| My fasting and my holy groans | E2 |
| Were made the drunkard's song | F2 |
| But God from his celestial throne | G2 |
| Heard my complaining tongue | H2 |
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| He saved me from the dreadful deep | I2 |
| Nor let my soul be drowned | T |
| He raised and fixed my sinking feet | J2 |
| On well established ground | T |
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| 'Twas in a most accepted hour | K2 |
| My prayer arose on high | L2 |
| And for my sake my God shall hear | M2 |
| The dying sinner's cry | L2 |
Isaac Watts
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Psalm 69 Part 1 is a poem by Isaac Watts. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.
