Lord, Teach Us How To Pray Aright Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GHIH JDJD KAKA| Lord teach us how to pray aright | A |
| With reverence and with fear | B |
| Though dust and ashes in Thy sight | A |
| We may we must draw near | B |
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| We perish if we cease from prayer | C |
| O grant us power to pray | D |
| And when to meet Thee we prepare | C |
| Lord meet us by the way | D |
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| God of all grace we come to Thee | E |
| With broken contrite hearts | F |
| Give what Thine eye delights to see | E |
| Truth in the inward parts | F |
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| Faith is the only sacrifice | G |
| That can for sin atone | H |
| To cast our hopes to fix our eyes | I |
| On Christ on Christ alone | H |
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| Patience to watch and wait and weep | J |
| Though mercy long delay | D |
| Courage our fainting souls to keep | J |
| And trust Thee though Thou slay | D |
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| Give these and then Thy will be done | K |
| Thus strengthened with all might | A |
| We through Thy Spirit and Thy Son | K |
| Shall pray and pray aright | A |
James Montgomery
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