Olney Hymn 45: The Happy Change Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEDE FGHG IJKJ LMCM NFOF| How bless'd Thy creature is O God | A |
| When with a single eye | B |
| He views the lustre of Thy Word | C |
| The dayspring from on high | B |
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| Through all the storms that veil the skies | D |
| And frown on earthly things | E |
| The Sun of Righteousness he eyes | D |
| With healing on His wings | E |
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| Struck by that light the human heart | F |
| A barren soil no more | G |
| Sends the sweet smell of grace abroad | H |
| Where serpents lurk'd before | G |
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| The soul a dreary province once | I |
| Of Satan's dark domain | J |
| Feels a new empire form'd within | K |
| And owns a heavenly reign | J |
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| The glorious orb whose golden beams | L |
| The fruitful year control | M |
| Since first obedient to Thy Word | C |
| He started from the goal | M |
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| Has cheer'd the nations with the joys | N |
| His orient rays impart | F |
| But Jesus 'tis Thy light alone | O |
| Can shine upon the heart | F |
William Cowper
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