Olney Hymn 63: Not Of Works Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDE FGHHIJKK LLMNNNOO| Grace triumphant in the throne | A |
| Scorns a rival reigns alone | A |
| Come and bow beneath her sway | B |
| Cast your idol works away | B |
| Works of man when made his plea | C |
| Never shall accepted be | C |
| Fruits of pride vainglorious worm | D |
| Are the best he can perform | E |
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| Self the god his soul adores | F |
| Influences all his powers | G |
| Jesus is a slighted name | H |
| Self advancement all his aim | H |
| But when God the Judge shall come | I |
| To pronounce the final doom | J |
| Then for rocks and hills to hide | K |
| All his works and all his pride | K |
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| Still the boasting heart replies | L |
| What the worthy and the wise | L |
| Friends to temperance and peace | M |
| Have not these a righteousness | N |
| Banish every vain pretence | N |
| Built on human excellence | N |
| Perish everything in man | O |
| But the grace that never can | O |
William Cowper
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