Olney Hymn 41: Mourning And Longing Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAC DEDF GHIH JKJL MNOP QRQR SOTOThe Saviour hides His face | A |
My spirit thirsts to prove | B |
Renew'd supplies of pardoning grace | A |
And never fading love | C |
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The favor'd souls who know | D |
What glories shine in Him | E |
Pant for His presence as the roe | D |
Pants for the living stream | F |
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What trifles tease me now | G |
They swarm like summer flies | H |
They cleave to everything I do | I |
And swim before my eyes | H |
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How dull the Sabbath day | J |
Without the Sabbath's Lord | K |
How toilsome then to sing and pray | J |
And wait upon the Word | L |
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Of all the truths I hear | M |
How few delight my taste | N |
I glean a berry here and there | O |
But mourn the vintage past | P |
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Yet let me as I ought | Q |
Still hope to be supplied | R |
No pleasure else is worth a thought | Q |
Nor shall I be denied | R |
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Though I am but a worm | S |
Unworthy of His care | O |
The Lord will my desire perform | T |
And grant me all my prayer | O |
William Cowper
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