The Incomprehensible Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDDC EFEGFHIIHJJKEEK| FAR in the Heavens my God retires | A |
| My God the mark of my desires | B |
| And hides his lovely face | C |
| When he descends within my view | D |
| He charms my reason to pursue | D |
| But leaves it tir d and fainting in th unequal chase | C |
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| Or if I reach unusual height | E |
| Till near his presence brought | F |
| There floods of glory check my flight | E |
| Cramp the bold pinions of my wit | G |
| And all untune my thought | F |
| Plunged in a sea of light I roll | H |
| Where wisdom justice mercy shines | I |
| Infinite rays in crossing lines | I |
| Beat thick confusion on my sight and overwhelm my soul | H |
| Great God behold my reason lies | J |
| Adoring yet my love would rise | J |
| On pinions not her own | K |
| Faith shall direct her humble flight | E |
| Through all the trackless seas of light | E |
| To Thee th Eternal Fair the infinite Unknown | K |
Isaac Watts
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