Translations. - The Fourty-sixth Psalm. (luther's Song-book.) Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABACDEFGH IJIKLMNNO PQRQKKKKH KKKKSSDTU| Our God he is a castle strong | A |
| A good mail coat and weapon | B |
| He sets us free from every wrong | A |
| That wickedness would heap on | C |
| The ancient wicked foe | D |
| He means earnest now | E |
| Force and cunning sly | F |
| His horrid policy | G |
| On earth there's no one like him | H |
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| Our strength is vain do what we can | I |
| Our hopes are soon dejected | J |
| But He fights for us the right man | I |
| By God himself elected | K |
| Ask'st thou who is this | L |
| Jesus Christ it is | M |
| He is the Lord of Hosts | N |
| In whom his people boasts | N |
| And he must win the battle | O |
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| And did the world with devils swarm | P |
| All gaping to devour us | Q |
| We fear not from them the least harm | R |
| Success lies sure before us | Q |
| This world's prince accurst | K |
| Let him rage his worst | K |
| Only roars about | K |
| His doom it is gone out | K |
| A word can overthrow him | H |
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| The Word they'll have to let it bide | K |
| Nor there claim any merit | K |
| He is with us and on our side | K |
| With his own gifts and spirit | K |
| Let them take our life | S |
| Goods name child and wife | S |
| Everything may go | D |
| To them it is no gain | T |
| The kingdom ours remaineth | U |
George Macdonald
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