Jehovah Our Righteousness Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A ABAC DEFE GHGH AIAI AJAJ| Jeremiah xxiii | A |
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| My God how perfect are Thy ways | A |
| But mine polluted are | B |
| Sin twines itself about my praise | A |
| And slides into my prayer | C |
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| When I would speak what Thou hast done | D |
| To save me from my sin | E |
| I cannot make Thy mercies known | F |
| But self applause creeps in | E |
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| Divine desire that holy flame | G |
| Thy grace creates in me | H |
| Alas impatience is its name | G |
| When it returns to Thee | H |
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| This heart a fountain of vile thoughts | A |
| How does it overflow | I |
| While self upon the surface floats | A |
| Still bubbling from below | I |
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| Let others in the gaudy dress | A |
| Of fancied merit shine | J |
| The Lord shall be my righteousness | A |
| The Lord forever mine | J |
William Cowper
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