My Rest Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCD EFEFGHGI JKJKLMLM NCNCCOCO| I would not cherish a wish or thought | A |
| Displeasing Lord to Thee | B |
| Thy will is good and with wisdom fraught | A |
| And that suffices me | B |
| I cannot alter a plan of Thine | C |
| And would not if I could | D |
| I acquiesce in the will divine | C |
| And find my highest good | D |
| - | |
| At times my vessel drifts near the shore | E |
| And the beacon lights expire | F |
| The surf capped waves swell more and more | E |
| And threaten with ruin dire | F |
| But only the surface sea is rough | G |
| The ocean's depths are calm | H |
| And a star affords me light enough | G |
| The Star of Bethlehem | I |
| - | |
| And by its light I discern the sand | J |
| And rocks along the coast | K |
| And turn away toward a fairer land | J |
| And standing at my post | K |
| I guide my bark thro' the tempest wild | L |
| Borne on by wind and tide | M |
| Till God receives His weak erring child | L |
| And shelters near His side | M |
| - | |
| Lo I come O Lord to do Thy will | N |
| Shines from my star divine | C |
| And my heart cries out In me fulfill | N |
| Also Thy wise design | C |
| I would not alter a plan of thine | C |
| If I the power possessed | O |
| My will is lost in the will divine | C |
| 'Tis here I find my rest | O |
Joseph Horatio Chant
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