Hymn 118 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B CDCD EFGF HIHJ KLKM NONOMoses and Christ or Sins against the law and gospel | A |
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John Heb | B |
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The law by Moses came | C |
But peace and truth and love | D |
Were brought by Christ a nobler name | C |
Descending from above | D |
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Amidst the house of God | E |
Their diff'rent works were done | F |
Moses a faithful servant stood | G |
But Christ a faithful Son | F |
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Then to his new commands | H |
Be strict obedience paid | I |
O'er all his Father's house he stands | H |
The sovereign and the head | J |
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The man that durst despise | K |
The law that Moses brought | L |
Behold how terribly he dies | K |
For his presumptuous fault | M |
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But sorer vengeance falls | N |
On that rebellious race | O |
Who hate to hear when Jesus calls | N |
And dare resist his grace | O |
Isaac Watts
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