The Covenant Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDC EFEF GHGH DIDJ KIKI| Ezekiel xxxvi | A |
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| The Lord proclaims His grace abroad | B |
| Behold I change your hearts of stone | C |
| Each shall renounce his idol god | D |
| And serve henceforth the Lord alone | C |
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| My grace a flowing stream proceeds | E |
| To wash your filthiness away | F |
| Ye shall abhor your former deeds | E |
| And learn my statutes to obey | F |
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| My truth the great design ensures | G |
| I give myself away to you | H |
| You shall be mine I will be yours | G |
| Your God unalterably true | H |
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| Yet not unsought or unimplored | D |
| The plenteous grace I shall confer | I |
| No your whole hearts shall seek the Lord | D |
| I'll put a praying spirit there | J |
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| From the first breath of life divine | K |
| Down to the last expiring hour | I |
| The gracious work shall all be mine | K |
| Begun and ended in my power | I |
William Cowper
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