Olney Hymn 47: The Hidden Life Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEDF GHGH IJIK LMLN OPOP| To tell the Saviour all my wants | A |
| How pleasing is the task | B |
| Nor less to praise Him when He grants | C |
| Beyond what I can ask | B |
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| My laboring spirit vainly seeks | D |
| To tell but half the joy | E |
| With how much tenderness He speaks | D |
| And helps me to reply | F |
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| Nor were it wise nor should I choose | G |
| Such secrets to declare | H |
| Like precious wines their taste they lose | G |
| Exposed to open air | H |
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| But this with boldness I proclaim | I |
| Nor care if thousands hear | J |
| Sweet is the ointment of His name | I |
| Not life is half so dear | K |
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| And can you frown my former friends | L |
| Who knew what once I was | M |
| And blame the song that thus commends | L |
| The Man who bore the cross | N |
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| Trust me I draw the likeness true | O |
| And not as fancy paints | P |
| Such honor may He give to you | O |
| For such have all His saints | P |
William Cowper
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