Hymn 157 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDC EFEF FGFG HIJI| Satan's devices | A |
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| Now Satan comes with dreadful roar | B |
| And threatens to destroy | C |
| He worries whom he can't devour | D |
| With a malicious joy | C |
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| Ye sons of God oppose his rage | E |
| Resist and he'll begone | F |
| Thus did our dearest Lord engage | E |
| And vanquish him alone | F |
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| Now he appears almost divine | F |
| Like innocence and love | G |
| But the old serpent lurks within | F |
| When he assumes the dove | G |
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| Fly from the false deceiver's tongue | H |
| Ye sons of Adam fly | I |
| Our parents found the snare too strong | J |
| Nor should the children try | I |
Isaac Watts
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