Hymn 155 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBC ADED FGFG HDHD IJIK| Christ our passover | A |
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| Lo the destroying angel flies | B |
| To Pharaoh's stubborn land | C |
| The pride and flower of Egypt dies | B |
| By his vindictive hand | C |
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| He passed the tents of Jacob o'er | A |
| Nor poured the wrath divine | D |
| He saw the blood on every door | E |
| And blessed the peaceful sign | D |
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| Thus the appointed Lamb must bleed | F |
| To break the Egyptian yoke | G |
| Thus Isr'el is from bondage freed | F |
| And 'scapes the angel's stroke | G |
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| Lord if my heart were sprinkled too | H |
| With blood so rich as thine | D |
| Justice no longer would pursue | H |
| This guilty soul of mine | D |
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| Jesus our passover was slain | I |
| And has at once procured | J |
| Freedom from Satan's heavy chain | I |
| And God's avenging sword | K |
Isaac Watts
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