The Power And Triumph Of Faith Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEF GHGHII JKJKLL MNMOPQ RSRSRR TUTUVV| Supported by the word | A |
| Though in himself a worm | B |
| The servant of the Lord | C |
| Can wondrous acts perform | D |
| Without dismay he boldly treads | E |
| Where'er the path of duty leads | F |
| - | |
| The haughty king in vain | G |
| With fury on his brow | H |
| Believers would constrain | G |
| To golden gods to bow | H |
| The furnace could not make them fear | I |
| Because they knew the Lord was near | I |
| - | |
| As vain was the decree | J |
| Which charged them not to pray | K |
| Daniel still bowed his knee | J |
| And worshiped thrice a day | K |
| Trusting in God he feared not men | L |
| Though threatened with the lion's den | L |
| - | |
| Secure they might refuse | M |
| Compliance with such laws | N |
| For what had they to lose | M |
| When God espoused their cause | O |
| He made the hungry lions crouch | P |
| Nor durst the fire his children touch | Q |
| - | |
| The Lord is still the same | R |
| A mighty shield and tow'r | S |
| And they who trust his name | R |
| Are guarded by his pow'r | S |
| He can the rage of lions tame | R |
| And bear them harmless through the flame | R |
| - | |
| Yet we too often shrink | T |
| When trials are in view | U |
| Expecting we must sink | T |
| And never can get through | U |
| But could we once believe indeed | V |
| From all these fears we should be freed | V |
John Newton
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