O God! Thou Art My God Alone; Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDED FGFG HIHI JKJK LMLN| O God Thou art my God alone | A |
| Early to Thee my soul shall cry | B |
| A pilgrim in a land unknown | A |
| A thirsty land whose springs are dry | B |
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| O that it were as it hath been | C |
| When praying in the holy place | D |
| Thy power and glory I have seen | E |
| And marked the footsteps of thy grace | D |
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| Yet through this rough and thorny maze | F |
| I follow hard on Thee my God | G |
| Thy hand unseen upholds my ways | F |
| I safely tread where Thou hast trod | G |
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| Thee in the watches of the night | H |
| When I remember on my bed | I |
| Thy presence makes the darkness light | H |
| Thy guardian wings are round my head | I |
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| Better than life itself thy love | J |
| Dearer than all beside to me | K |
| For whom have I in heaven above | J |
| Or what on earth compared with Thee | K |
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| Praise with my heart my mind my voice | L |
| For all thy mercy I will give | M |
| My soul shall still in God rejoice | L |
| My tongue shall bless Thee while I live | N |
James Montgomery
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