Olney Hymn 56: Hatred Of Sin Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGI JKLK| Holy Lord God I love Thy truth | A |
| Nor dare Thy least commandment slight | B |
| Yet pierced by sin the serpent's tooth | A |
| I mourn the anguish of the bite | B |
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| But though the poison lurks within | C |
| Hope bids me still with patience wait | D |
| Till death shall set me free from sin | C |
| Free from the only thing I hate | D |
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| Had I a throne above the rest | E |
| Where angels and archangels dwell | F |
| One sin unslain within my breast | E |
| Would make that heaven as dark as hell | F |
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| The prisoner sent to breathe fresh air | G |
| And blest with liberty again | H |
| Would mourn were he condemn'd to wear | G |
| One link of all his former chain | I |
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| But oh no foe invades the bliss | J |
| When glory crowns the Christian's head | K |
| One look at Jesus as He is | L |
| Will strike all sin forever dead | K |
William Cowper
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