Olney Hymn 58: True And False Comforts Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EFGF HIJI KLKL MNOP QAQA| O God whose favorable eye | A |
| The sin sick soul revives | B |
| Holy and heavenly is the joy | C |
| Thy shining presence gives | D |
| - | |
| Not such as hypocrites suppose | E |
| Who with a graceless heart | F |
| Taste not of Thee but drink a dose | G |
| Prepared by Satan's art | F |
| - | |
| Intoxicating joys are theirs | H |
| Who while they boast their light | I |
| And seem to soar above the stars | J |
| Are plunging into night | I |
| - | |
| Lull'd in a soft and fatal sleep | K |
| They sin and yet rejoice | L |
| Were they indeed the Saviour's sheep | K |
| Would they not hear His voice | L |
| - | |
| Be mine the comforts that reclaim | M |
| The soul from Satan's power | N |
| That make me blush for what I am | O |
| And hate my sin the more | P |
| - | |
| 'Tis joy enough my All in All | Q |
| At Thy dear feet to lie | A |
| Thou wilt not let me lower fall | Q |
| And none can higher fly | A |
William Cowper
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