The Lord's Prayer. From Proverbial Philosophy Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBCBDBEFGHIJKLMNJNJ BBOPQJNMMJ B| Inquirest thou man wherewithal may I come unto the Lord | A |
| And with what wonder working sounds may I move the majesty of heaven | B |
| There is a model to thy hand upon that do thou frame thy supplication | B |
| Wisdom hath measured its words and redemption urgeth thee to use them | C |
| Call thy God thy Father and yet not thine alone | B |
| For thou art but one of many thy brotherhood is with all | D |
| Remember his high estate that he dwelleth King of Heaven | B |
| So shall thy thoughts be humbled nor love be unmixed with reverence | E |
| Be thy first petition unselfish the honour of Him who made thee | F |
| And that in the depths of thy heart his memory be shrined in holiness | G |
| Pray for that blessed time when good shall triumph over evil | H |
| And one universal temple echo the perfections of Jehovah | I |
| Bend thou to his good will and subserve his holy purposes | J |
| Till in thee and those around thee grow a little heaven upon earth | K |
| Humbly as a grateful almsman beg thy bread of God | L |
| Bread for thy triple estate for thou hast a trinity of nature | M |
| Humility smootheth the way and gratitude softeneth the heart | N |
| Be then thy prayer for pardon mingled with the tear of penitence | J |
| Yea and while all unworthy thou leanest on the hand that should smite | N |
| Thou canst not from thy fellows withhold thy less forgiveness | J |
| To thy Father thy weaknesses are known and thou hast not hid thy sin | B |
| Therefore ask him in all trust to lead thee from the dangers of temptation | B |
| While the last petition of the soul that breatheth on the confines of prayer | O |
| Is deliverance from sin and the evil one the miseries of earth and hell | P |
| And wherefore child of hope should the rock of thy confidence be sure | Q |
| Thou knowest that God heareth and promiseth an answer of peace | J |
| Thou knowest that he is King and none can stay his hand | N |
| Thou knowest his power to he boundless for there is none other | M |
| And to Him thou givest glory as a creature of his workmanship and favour | M |
| For the never ending term of thy saved and bright existence | J |
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| Transcribed from the th edition Proverbial Philosophy by Martin Farquhar Tupper by Mick Puttock August Spelling punctuation and grammer left mostly unchanged from the th edition | B |
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