Hymn 163 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDC EFGF HIJI KLKM NOPO DQRQ| Complaint of desertion and temptations | A |
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| Dear Lord behold our sore distress | B |
| Our sins attempt to reign | C |
| Stretch out thine arm of conquering grace | D |
| And let thy foes be slain | C |
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| The lion with his dreadful roar | E |
| Affrights thy feeble sheep | F |
| Reveal the glory of thy power | G |
| And chain him to the deep | F |
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| Must we indulge a long despair | H |
| Shall our petitions die | I |
| Our mourning's never reach thine ear | J |
| Nor tears affect thine eye | I |
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| If thou despise a mortal groan | K |
| Yet hear a Savior's blood | L |
| An Advocate so near the throne | K |
| Pleads and prevails with God | M |
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| He brought the Spirit's powerful sword | N |
| To slay our deadly foes | O |
| Our sins shall die beneath thy word | P |
| And hell in vain oppose | O |
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| How boundless is our Father's grace | D |
| In height and depth and length | Q |
| He makes his Son our righteousness | R |
| His Spirit is our strength | Q |
Isaac Watts
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