The Lord Is My Portion Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAC DEDE FGFH IJIJ KLKL MNMN| From pole to pole let others roam | A |
| And search in vain for bliss | B |
| My soul is satisfied at home | A |
| The Lord my portion is | C |
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| Jesus who on his glorious throne | D |
| Rules heav'n and earth and sea | E |
| Is pleased to claim me for his own | D |
| And give himself to me | E |
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| His person fixes all my love | F |
| His blood removes my fear | G |
| And while he pleads for me above | F |
| His arm preserves me here | H |
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| His word of promise is my food | I |
| His Spirit is my guide | J |
| Thus daily is my strength renewed | I |
| And all my wants supplied | J |
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| For him I count as gain each loss | K |
| Disgrace for him renown | L |
| Well may I glory in his cross | K |
| While he prepares my crown | L |
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| Let worldlings then indulge their boast | M |
| How much they gain or spend | N |
| Their joys must soon give up the ghost | M |
| But mine shall know no end | N |
John Newton
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