Hymn 142 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B CDCE FGHI JKLM NCNC IOPQ RSRS| The humiliation and exaltation of Christ | A |
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| Isa | B |
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| Like sheep we went astray | C |
| And broke the fold of God | D |
| Each wand'ring in a diff'rent way | C |
| But all the downward road | E |
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| How dreadful was the hour | F |
| When God our wand'rings laid | G |
| And did at once his vengeance pour | H |
| Upon the Shepherd's head | I |
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| How glorious was the grace | J |
| When Christ sustained the stroke | K |
| His life and blood the Shepherd pays | L |
| A ransom for the flock | M |
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| His honor and his breath | N |
| Were taken both away | C |
| Joined with the wicked in his death | N |
| And made as vile as they | C |
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| But God shall raise his head | I |
| O'er all the sons of men | O |
| And make him see a num'rous seed | P |
| To recompense his pain | Q |
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| I'll give him saith the Lord | R |
| A portion with the strong | S |
| He shall possess a large reward | R |
| And hold his honors long | S |
Isaac Watts
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