Psalm 77 Part 1 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDE FGHG IJIJ KLKM NONO PLPL QRSR TUTU VMOL WXWY| Melancholy assaulting and hope prevailing | A |
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| To God I cried with mournful voice | B |
| I sought his gracious ear | C |
| In the sad day when troubles rose | D |
| And filled the night with fear | E |
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| Sad were my days and dark my nights | F |
| My soul refused relief | G |
| I thought on God the just and wise | H |
| But thoughts increased my grief | G |
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| Still I complained and still oppressed | I |
| My heart began to break | J |
| My God thy wrath forbade my rest | I |
| And kept my eyes awake | J |
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| My overwhelming sorrows grew | K |
| Till I could speak no more | L |
| Then I within myself withdrew | K |
| And called thy judgments o'er | M |
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| I called back years and ancient times | N |
| When I beheld thy face | O |
| My spirit searched for secret crimes | N |
| That might withhold thy grace | O |
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| I called thy mercies to my mind | P |
| Which I enjoyed before | L |
| And will the Lord no more be kind | P |
| His face appear no more | L |
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| Will he for ever cast me off | Q |
| His promise ever fail | R |
| Has he forgot his tender love | S |
| Shall anger still prevail | R |
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| But I forbid this hopeless thought | T |
| This dark despairing frame | U |
| Rememb'ring what thy hand hath wrought | T |
| Thy hand is still the same | U |
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| I'll think again of all thy ways | V |
| And talk thy wonders o'er | M |
| Thy wonders of recovering grace | O |
| When flesh could hope no more | L |
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| Grace dwells with justice on the throne | W |
| And men that love thy word | X |
| Have in thy sanctuary known | W |
| The counsels of the Lord | Y |
Isaac Watts
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