Olney Hymn 19: Contentment Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEG HIJI KLKL MNMN OPO QRSR| Fierce passions discompose the mind | A |
| As tempests vex the sea | B |
| But calm content and peace we find | A |
| When Lord we turn to Thee | B |
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| In vain by reason and by rule | C |
| We try to bend the will | D |
| For none but in the Saviour's school | C |
| Can learn the heavenly skill | D |
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| Since at His feet my soul has sate | E |
| His gracious words to hear | F |
| Contented with my present state | E |
| I cast on Him my care | G |
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| 'Art thou a sinner soul ' He said | H |
| 'Then how canst thou complain | I |
| How light thy troubles here if weigh'd | J |
| With everlasting pain | I |
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| 'If thou of murmuring wouldst be cured | K |
| Compare thy griefs with mine | L |
| Think what my love for thee endured | K |
| And thou wilt not repine | L |
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| ''Tis I appoint thy daily lot | M |
| And I do all things well | N |
| Thou soon shalt leave this wretched spot | M |
| And rise with me to dwell | N |
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| 'In life my grace shall strength supply | O |
| Proportion'd to thy day | P |
| At death thou still shalt find me nigh | O |
| To wipe thy tears away ' | - |
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| Thus I who once my wretched days | Q |
| In vain repinings spent | R |
| Taught in my Saviour's school of grace | S |
| Have learnt to be content | R |
William Cowper
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