Psalm 71 Part 3 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABC DEDE FGHG IJIJ KLKM N OPOP QRQR STUT VWVW| v | A |
| C M | B |
| The aged Christian's prayer and song | C |
| - | |
| God of my childhood and my youth | D |
| The guide of all my days | E |
| I have declared thy heav'nly truth | D |
| And told thy wondrous ways | E |
| - | |
| Wilt thou forsake my hoary hairs | F |
| And leave my fainting heart | G |
| Who shall sustain my sinking years | H |
| If God my strength depart | G |
| - | |
| Let me thy power and truth proclaim | I |
| To the surviving age | J |
| And leave a savor of thy name | I |
| When I shall quit the stage | J |
| - | |
| The land of silence and of death | K |
| Attends my next remove | L |
| O may these poor remains of breath | K |
| Teach the wide world thy love | M |
| - | |
| PAUSE | N |
| - | |
| Thy righteousness is deep and high | O |
| Unsearchable thy deeds | P |
| Thy glory spreads beyond the sky | O |
| And all my praise exceeds | P |
| - | |
| Oft have I heard thy threat'nings roar | Q |
| And oft endured the grief | R |
| But when thy hand has pressed me sore | Q |
| Thy grace was my relief | R |
| - | |
| By long experience have I known | S |
| Thy sovereign power to save | T |
| At thy command I venture down | U |
| Securely to the grave | T |
| - | |
| When I lie buried deep in dust | V |
| My flesh shall be thy care | W |
| These withering limbs with thee I trust | V |
| To raise them strong and fair | W |
Isaac Watts
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