We Hail Thee Now, O Jesus Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDAD AEFEFGHG AIFIJCFC AKCKHLCL| We hail thee now O Jesus | A |
| thy presence here we own | B |
| though sight and touch have failed us | A |
| and faith perceives alone | B |
| thy love has veiled thy glory | C |
| and hid thy power divine | D |
| in mercy to our weakness | A |
| beneath an earthly sign | D |
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| We hail thee now O Jesus | A |
| in silence hast thou come | E |
| for all the hosts of heaven | F |
| with wonderment are dumb | E |
| so great the condescension | F |
| so marvelous the love | G |
| which for our sakes O Savior | H |
| have drawn thee from above | G |
| - | |
| We hail thee now O Jesus | A |
| for law and type have ceased | I |
| and thou in each Communion | F |
| art Sacrifice and Priest | I |
| we make this great memorial | J |
| in union Lord with thee | C |
| and plead thy death and passion | F |
| to cleanse and set us free | C |
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| We hail thee now O Jesus | A |
| for death is drawing near | K |
| and in thy presence only | C |
| its terrors disappear | K |
| dwell with us sweetest Savior | H |
| and guide us through the night | L |
| till shadows end in glory | C |
| and faith be lost in sight | L |
Frederick George Scott
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