Psalm 84 Part 1 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDD EFGG HHIJ KGLL DDDD MNEF OOPB| The pleasure of public worship | A |
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| How pleasant how divinely fair | B |
| O Lord of hosts thy dwellings are | C |
| With long desire my spirit faints | D |
| To meet th' assemblies of thy saints | D |
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| My flesh would rest in thine abode | E |
| My panting heart cries out for God | F |
| My God my King why should I be | G |
| So far from all my joys and thee | G |
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| The sparrow chooses where to rest | H |
| And for her young provides her nest | H |
| But will my God to sparrows grant | I |
| That pleasure which his children want | J |
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| Blest are the saints who sit on high | K |
| Around thy throne of majesty | G |
| Thy brightest glories shine above | L |
| And all their work is praise and love | L |
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| Blest are the souls who find a place | D |
| Within the temple of thy grace | D |
| There they behold thy gentler rays | D |
| And seek thy face and learn thy praise | D |
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| Blest are the men whose hearts are set | M |
| To find the way to Zion's gate | N |
| God is their strength and through the road | E |
| They lean upon their helper God | F |
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| Cheerful they walk with growing strength | O |
| Till all shall meet in heav'n at length | O |
| Till all before thy face appear | P |
| And join in nobler worship there | B |
Isaac Watts
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Psalm 84 Part 1 is a poem by Isaac Watts. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.