The Incomprehensible Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDDC EFEGFHIIHJJKEEKFAR 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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