Hymn 118 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B CDCD EFGF HIHJ KLKM NONO| Moses 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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