Where Shall I Find Thee? Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDEDFFGHAH IJFJKKLFJF MNANAAOJJJ AJPJQQCJJJ R| O Lord where shall I find Thee | A |
| All hidden and exalted is Thy place | B |
| And where shall I not find Thee | A |
| Full of Thy glory is the infinite space | B |
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| Found near abiding ever | C |
| He made the earth s ends set their utmost bar | D |
| Unto the nigh a refuge | E |
| Yea and a trust to them who wait afar | D |
| Thou sittest throned between the Cherubim | F |
| Thou dwellest high above the cloud rack dim | F |
| Praised by Thine hosts and yet beyond their praises | G |
| Forever far exalt | H |
| The endless whirl of worlds may not contain Thee | A |
| How then one heaven s vault | H |
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| And Thou withal uplifted | I |
| O er man upon a mighty throne apart | J |
| Art yet forever near him | F |
| Breath of his spirit life blood of his heart | J |
| His own mouth speaketh testimony true | K |
| That Thou his Maker art alone for who | K |
| Shall say he hath not seen Thee Lo the heavens | L |
| And all their host aflame | F |
| With glory show Thy fear in speech unuttered | J |
| With silent voice proclaim | F |
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| Longing I sought Thy presence | M |
| Lord with my whole heart did I call and pray | N |
| And going out toward Thee | A |
| I found Thee coming to me on the way | N |
| Yea in Thy wonders might as clear to see | A |
| As when within the shrine I looked for Thee | A |
| Who shall not fear Thee Lo upon their shoulders | O |
| Thy yoke divinely dread | J |
| Who shall forbear to cry to Thee That givest | J |
| To all their daily bread | J |
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| And can the Lord God truly | A |
| God the Most High dwell here within man s breast | J |
| What shall he answer pondering | P |
| Man whose foundations in the dust do rest | J |
| For Thou art holy dwelling mid the praise | Q |
| Of them that waft Thee worship all their days | Q |
| Angels adoring singing of Thy wonder | C |
| Stand upon Heaven s height | J |
| And Thou enthroned o erhead all things upholdest | J |
| With everlasting might | J |
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| Translated by Nina Davis | R |
Yehudah Halevi
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