The Happy Change Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEDE FGHG IJKJ LMCM NFOFHow bless'd Thy creature is O God | A |
When with a single eye | B |
He views the lustre of Thy Word | C |
The dayspring from on high | B |
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Through all the storms that veil the skies | D |
And frown on earthly things | E |
The Sun of Righteousness he eyes | D |
With healing on His wings | E |
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Struck by that light the human heart | F |
A barren soil no more | G |
Sends the sweet smell of grace abroad | H |
Where serpents lurk'd before | G |
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The soul a dreary province once | I |
Of Satan's dark domain | J |
Feels a new empire form'd within | K |
And owns a heavenly reign | J |
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The glorious orb whose golden beams | L |
The fruitful year control | M |
Since first obedient to Thy WOrd | C |
He started from the goal | M |
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Has cheer'd the nations with the joys | N |
His orient rays impart | F |
But Jesus 'tis Thy light alone | O |
Can shine upon the heart | F |
William Cowper
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