Pleading For Mercy Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEDE FGFH IJKJ LMLM NONO PQPQ| In mercy not in wrath rebuke | A |
| Thy feeble worm my God | B |
| My spirit dreads thine angry look | C |
| And trembles at thy rod | B |
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| Have mercy Lord for I am weak | D |
| Regard my heavy groans | E |
| O let thy voice of comfort speak | D |
| And heal my broken bones | E |
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| By day my busy beating head | F |
| Is filled with anxious fears | G |
| By night upon my restless bed | F |
| I weep a flood of tears | H |
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| Thus I sit desolate and mourn | I |
| Mine eyes grow dull with grief | J |
| How long my Lord ere thou return | K |
| And bring my soul relief | J |
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| O come and show thy pow'r to save | L |
| And spare my fainting breath | M |
| For who can praise thee in the grave | L |
| Or sing thy name in death | M |
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| Satan my cruel envious foe | N |
| Insults me in my pain | O |
| He smiles to see me brought so low | N |
| And tells me hope is vain | O |
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| But hence thou enemy depart | P |
| Nor tempt me to despair | Q |
| My Saviour comes to cheer my heart | P |
| The Lord has heard my prayer | Q |
John Newton
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