Psalm Iii: My God, How Many Are My Fears Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEFE GHIH JKLF MNON PQRL OSTS UVKV| My God how many are my fears | A |
| How fast my foes increase | B |
| Conspiring my eternal death | C |
| They break my present peace | B |
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| The lying tempter would persuade | D |
| There's no relief from heaven | E |
| And all my swelling sins appear | F |
| Too big to be forgiven | E |
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| But thou my glory and my strength | G |
| Shall on the tempter tread | H |
| Shall silence all my threat'ning guilt | I |
| And raise my drooping head | H |
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| I cried and from his holy hill | J |
| He bowed a list'ning ear | K |
| I called my Father and my God | L |
| And He subdued my fear | F |
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| He shed soft slumbers on mine eyes | M |
| In spite of all my foes | N |
| I woke and wondered at the grace | O |
| That guarded my repose | N |
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| What through the hosts of death and hell | P |
| All armed against me stood | Q |
| Terrors no more shall shake my soul | R |
| My refuge is my God | L |
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| Arise O Lord fulfill thy grace | O |
| While I thy glory sing | S |
| My God has broke the serpent's teeth | T |
| And death has lost his sting | S |
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| Salvation to the Lord belongs | U |
| His arm alone can save | V |
| Blessings attend thy people here | K |
| And reach beyond the grave | V |
Isaac Watts
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