Hymn 167 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBCC DDEF AAGG HHII JAAA KKJJ AAFF ALMM NNAA AAOO| The Divine Perfections | A |
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| Great God thy glories shall employ | B |
| My holy fear my humble joy | B |
| My lips in songs of honor bring | C |
| Their tribute to th' eternal King | C |
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| Earth and the stars and worlds unknown | D |
| Depend precarious on his throne | D |
| All nature hangs upon his word | E |
| And grace and glory own their Lord | F |
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| His sovereign power what mortal knows | A |
| If be command who dares oppose | A |
| With strength he girds himself around | G |
| And treads the rebels to the ground | G |
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| Who shall pretend to teach him skill | H |
| Or guide the counsels of his will | H |
| His wisdom like a sea divine | I |
| Flows deep and high beyond our line | I |
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| His name is holy and his eye | J |
| Burns with immortal jealousy | A |
| He hates the sons of pride and sheds | A |
| His fiery vengeance on their heads | A |
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| The beaming of his piercing sight | K |
| Bring dark hypocrisy to light | K |
| Death and destruction naked lie | J |
| And hell uncovered to his eye | J |
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| Th' eternal law before him stands | A |
| His justice with impartial hands | A |
| Divides to all their due reward | F |
| Or by the sceptre or the sword | F |
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| His mercy like a boundless sea | A |
| Washes our load of guilt away | L |
| While his own Son came down and died | M |
| T' engage his justice on our side | M |
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| Each of his words demands my faith | N |
| My soul can rest on all he saith | N |
| His truth inviolably keeps | A |
| The largest promise of his lips | A |
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| O tell me with a gentle voice | A |
| Thou art my God and I'll rejoice | A |
| Filled with thy love I dare proclaim | O |
| The brightest honors of thy name | O |
Isaac Watts
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