Olney Hymn 42: Self-acquaintance Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GHI JKJL MNOP| Dear Lord accept a sinful heart | A |
| Which of itself complains | B |
| And mourns with much and frequent smart | A |
| The evil it contains | B |
| - | |
| There fiery seeds of anger lurk | C |
| Which often hurt my frame | D |
| And wait but for the tempter's work | C |
| To fan them to a flame | D |
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| Legality holds out a bribe | E |
| To purchase life from Thee | F |
| And Discontent would fain prescribe | E |
| How Thou shalt deal with me | F |
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| While Unbelief withstands Thy grace | G |
| And puts the mercy by | H |
| Presumption with a brow of brass | I |
| Says 'Give me or I die ' | - |
| - | |
| How eager are my thoughts to roam | J |
| In quest of what they love | K |
| But ah when duty calls them home | J |
| How heavily they move | L |
| - | |
| Oh cleanse me in a Saviour's blood | M |
| Transform me by Thy power | N |
| And make me Thy beloved abode | O |
| And let me roam no more | P |
William Cowper
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