My Name Is Jacob Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CDEE FFGG HHEE IJKK LLMM FFNN| Nay I cannot let Thee go | A |
| Till a blessing thou bestow | A |
| Do not turn away thy face | B |
| Mine's an urgent pressing case | B |
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| Dost thou ask me who I am | C |
| Ah my Lord thou know'st my name | D |
| Yet the question gives a plea | E |
| To support my suit with thee | E |
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| Thou didst once a wretch behold | F |
| In rebellion blindly bold | F |
| Scorn thy grace thy pow'r defy | G |
| That poor rebel Lord was I | G |
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| Once a sinner near despair | H |
| Sought thy mercy seat by prayer | H |
| Mercy heard and set him free | E |
| Lord that mercy came to me | E |
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| Many years have passed since then | I |
| Many changes I have seen | J |
| Yet have been upheld till now | K |
| Who could hold me up but thou | K |
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| Thou hast helped in every need | L |
| This emboldens me to plead | L |
| After so much mercy past | M |
| Canst thou let me sink at last | M |
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| No I must maintain my hold | F |
| 'Tis thy goodness makes me bold | F |
| I can no denial take | N |
| When I plead for Jesu's sake | N |
John Newton
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