Olney Hymn 22: Prayer For A Blessing In The Young Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD CECE FGHG IJKJ LMEM| Bestow 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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