Psalm Xxxiv: Lord, I Will Bless Thee Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ KLMN OPOP BQBQ ARAS MITI UVUV WXWXLord I will bless thee all my days | A |
Thy praise shall dwell upon my tongue | B |
My soul shall glory in thy grace | C |
While saints rejoice to hear the song | D |
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Come magnify the Lord with me | E |
Come let us all exalt his name | F |
I sought th'eternal God and he | E |
Has not exposed my hope to shame | F |
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I told him all my secret grief | G |
My secret groaning reached his ears | H |
He gave my inward pains relief | G |
And calmed the tumult of my fears | H |
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To him the poor lift up their eyes | I |
Their faces feel the heav'nly shine | J |
A beam of mercy from the skies | I |
Fills them with light and joy divine | J |
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His holy angels pitch their tents | K |
Around the men that serve the Lord | L |
O fear and love him all his saints | M |
Taste of' his grace and trust his word | N |
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The wild young lions pinched with pain | O |
And hunger roar through all the wood | P |
But none shall seek the Lord in vain | O |
Nor want supplies of real good | P |
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Children in years and knowledge young | B |
Your parents' hope your parents' joy | Q |
Attend the counsels of my tongue | B |
Let pious thoughts your minds employ | Q |
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If you desire a length of days | A |
And peace to crown your mortal state | R |
Restrain your feet from impious ways | A |
Your lips from slander and deceit | S |
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The eyes of God regard his saints | M |
His ears are open to their cries | I |
He sets his frowning face against | T |
The sons of violence anti lies | I |
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To humble souls and broken hearts | U |
God with his grace is ever nigh | V |
Pardon and hope his love imparts | U |
When men in deep contrition lie | V |
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He tells their tears he counts their groans | W |
His Son redeems their souls from death | X |
His Spirit heals their broken bones | W |
They in his praise employ their breath | X |
Isaac Watts
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