The Change Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCC DEFGHH IJIKLL GMNMOO PQPRSS TUTVWW| Saviour shine and cheer my soul | A |
| Bid my dying hopes revive | B |
| Make my wounded spirit whole | A |
| Far away the tempter drive | B |
| Speak the word and set me free | C |
| Let me live alone to thee | C |
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| Shall I sigh and pray in vain | D |
| Wilt thou still refuse to hear | E |
| Wilt thou not return again | F |
| Must I yield to black despair | G |
| Thou hast taught my heart to pray | H |
| Canst thou turn thy face away | H |
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| Once I thought my mountain strong | I |
| Firmly fixed no more to move | J |
| Then thy grace was all my song | I |
| Then my soul was filled with love | K |
| Those were happy golden days | L |
| Sweetly spent in prayer and praise | L |
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| When my friends have said Beware | G |
| Soon or late you'll find a change | M |
| I could see no cause for fear | N |
| Vain their caution seemed and strange | M |
| Not a cloud obscured my sky | O |
| Could I think a tempest nigh | O |
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| Little then myself I knew | P |
| Little thought of Satan's pow'r | Q |
| Now I find their words were true | P |
| Now I feel the stormy hour | R |
| Sin has put my joys to flight | S |
| Sin has changed my day to night | S |
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| Satan asks and mocks my woe | T |
| Boaster where is now your God | U |
| Silence Lord this cruel foe | T |
| Let him know I'm bought with blood | V |
| Tell him since I know thy name | W |
| Though I change thou art the same | W |
John Newton
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