Hymn 170 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBCD EEFF GGBB HHIJ KKLM NNOO PQRR STUUGod incomprehensible and sovereign | A |
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Can creatures to perfection find | B |
Th' eternal uncreated Mind | B |
Or can the largest stretch of thought | C |
Measure and search his nature out | D |
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'Tis high as heav'n 'tis deep as hell | E |
And what can mortals know or tell | E |
His glory spreads beyond the sky | F |
And all the shining worlds on high | F |
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But man vain man would fain be wise | G |
Born like a wild young colt he flies | G |
Through all the follies of his mind | B |
And swells and snuffs the empty wind | B |
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God is a King of power unknown | H |
Firm are the orders of his throne | H |
If he resolve who dares oppose | I |
Or ask him why or what he does | J |
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He wounds the heart and he makes whole | K |
He calms the tempest of the soul | K |
When he shuts up in long despair | L |
Who can remove the heavy bar | M |
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He frowns and darkness veils the moon | N |
The fainting sun grows dim at noon | N |
The pillars of heav'n's starry roof | O |
Tremble and start at his reproof | O |
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He gave the vaulted heav'n its form | P |
The crooked serpent and the worm | Q |
He breaks the billows with his breath | R |
And smites the sons of pride to death | R |
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These are a portion of his ways | S |
But who shall dare describe his face | T |
Who can endure his light or stand | U |
To hear the thunders of his hand | U |
Isaac Watts
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