Psalm 71 Part 3 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABC DEDE FGHG IJIJ KLKM N OPOP QRQR STUT VWVWv | A |
C M | B |
The aged Christian's prayer and song | C |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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PAUSE | N |
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Thy righteousness is deep and high | O |
Unsearchable thy deeds | P |
Thy glory spreads beyond the sky | O |
And all my praise exceeds | P |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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