Olney Hymn 22: Prayer For A Blessing In The Young Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD CECE FGHG IJKJ LMEMBestow dear Lord upon our youth | A |
The gift of saving grace | B |
And let the seed of sacred truth | A |
Fall in a fruitful place | B |
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Grace is a plant where'er it grows | C |
Of pure and heav'nly root | D |
But fairest in the youngest shows | C |
And yields the sweetest fruit | D |
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Ye careless ones O hear betimes | C |
The voice of sovereign love | E |
Your youth is stained with many crimes | C |
But mercy reigns above | E |
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True you are young but there's a stone | F |
Within the youngest breast | G |
Or half the crimes which you have done | H |
Would rob you of your rest | G |
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For you the public prayer is made | I |
O join the public prayer | J |
For you the secret tear is shed | K |
O shed yourselves a tear | J |
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We pray that you may early prove | L |
The Spirit's power to teach | M |
You cannot be too young to love | E |
That Jesus whom we preach | M |
William Cowper
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