Paul's Voyage Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ KLKL MNMN OPQP| If Paul in Caesar's court must stand | A |
| He need not fear the sea | B |
| Secured from harm on every hand | A |
| By the divine decree | B |
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| Although the ship in which he sailed | C |
| By dreadful storms was tossed | D |
| The promise over all prevailed | C |
| And not a life was lost | D |
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| Jesus the God whom Paul adored | E |
| Who saves in time of need | F |
| Was then confessed by all on board | E |
| A present help indeed | F |
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| Though neither sun nor stars were seen | G |
| Paul knew the Lord was near | H |
| And faith preserved his soul serene | G |
| When others shook for fear | H |
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| Believers thus are tossed about | I |
| On life's tempestuous main | J |
| But grace assures beyond a doubt | I |
| They shall their port attain | J |
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| They must they shall appear one day | K |
| Before their Saviour's throne | L |
| The storms they meet with by the way | K |
| But make his power known | L |
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| Their passage lies across the brink | M |
| Of many a threat'ning wave | N |
| The world expects to see them sink | M |
| But Jesus lives to save | N |
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| Lord though we are but feeble worms | O |
| Yet since thy word is past | P |
| We'll venture through a thousand storms | Q |
| To see thy face at last | P |
John Newton
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