Olney Hymn 26: On Opening A Place For Social Prayer Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCDE FFGG HHII JKLM NOPQ| Jesus where'er Thy people meet | A |
| There they behold Thy mercy seat | A |
| Where'er they seek Thee Thou art found | B |
| And every place is hallow'd ground | B |
| - | |
| For Thou within no walls confined | C |
| Inhabitest the humble mind | C |
| Such ever bring Thee where they come | D |
| And going take Thee to their home | E |
| - | |
| Dear Shepherd of Thy chosen few | F |
| Thy former mercies here renew | F |
| Her to our waiting hearts proclaim | G |
| The sweetness of Thy saving name | G |
| - | |
| Here may we prove the power of prayer | H |
| To strengthen faith and sweeten care | H |
| To teach our faint desires to rise | I |
| And bring all Heaven before our eyes | I |
| - | |
| Behold at Thy commanding word | J |
| We stretch the curtain and the cord | K |
| Come Thou and fill this wider space | L |
| And bless us with a large increase | M |
| - | |
| Lord we are few but Thou art near | N |
| Nor short Thine arm nor deaf Thine ear | O |
| Oh rend the heavens come quickly down | P |
| And make a thousand hearts Thine own | Q |
William Cowper
(1)
Poem topics: , Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
Submit Spanish Translation
Submit German Translation
Submit French Translation
Write your comment about Olney Hymn 26: On Opening A Place For Social Prayer poem by William Cowper
Best Poems of William Cowper