Wealth Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AB CDCD EFEG HIHI JKJL MNMN OPOP QRQRHe heapeth up riches and knoweth not who shall gather | A |
them Psalm | B |
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O soul it is not thine | C |
But lent to thee in trust | D |
That thou may'st make God's glory shine | C |
Secured from moth and rust | D |
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Thou can'st not take one mite | E |
Except as thou dost give | F |
And waft it in the golden light | E |
Where heaven's glories live | G |
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Go look for those in need | H |
The hungry and the cold | I |
Kind words and actions are the seed | H |
Which yield their fruits of gold | I |
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Give to the heathen world | J |
Knowledge of Christ our Lord | K |
Pray that his banner be unfurled | J |
Send forth his priceless word | L |
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He lived for us and died | M |
And intercedes above | N |
His blood a sacrificial tide | M |
Redeems us by his love | N |
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Barbarian bond and free | O |
The wise and the unwise | P |
'Tis ours to give and theirs to see | O |
Salvation's blood bought prize | P |
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We know not 'neath the sky | Q |
Who'll gather of our store | R |
But if we lay it up on high | Q |
'Tis ours forevermore | R |
Nannie R. Glass
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