Hymn 145 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AB CDCD EFGH IJIJ KLKM NOPO QRST UVWV XLXL| Christ and Aaron | A |
| Heb | B |
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| Jesus in thee our eyes behold | C |
| A thousand glories more | D |
| Than the rich gems and polished gold | C |
| The sons of Aaron wore | D |
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| They first their own burnt offerings brought | E |
| To purge themselves from sin | F |
| Thy life was pure without a spot | G |
| And all thy nature clean | H |
| - | |
| Fresh blood as constant as the day | I |
| Was on their altar spilt | J |
| But thy one offering takes away | I |
| For ever all our guilt | J |
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| Their priesthood ran through several hands | K |
| For mortal was their race | L |
| Thy never changing office stands | K |
| Eternal as thy days | M |
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| Once in the circuit of a year | N |
| With blood but not his own | O |
| Aaron within the veil appears | P |
| Before the golden throne | O |
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| But Christ by his own powerful blood | Q |
| Ascends above the skies | R |
| And in the presence of our God | S |
| Shows his own sacrifice | T |
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| Jesus the King of glory reigns | U |
| On Zion's heav'nly hill | V |
| Looks like a lamb that has been slain | W |
| And wears his priesthood still | V |
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| He ever lives to intercede | X |
| Before his Father's face | L |
| Give him my soul thy cause to plead | X |
| Nor doubt the Father's grace | L |
Isaac Watts
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