Hymn 2 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B CDEF GHIH BJBK LBMB NONP QBEB| The deity and humanity of Christ | A |
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| John Col | B |
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| Ere the blue heav'ns were stretched abroad | C |
| From everlasting was the Word | D |
| With God he was the Word was God | E |
| And must divinely be adored | F |
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| By his own power were all things made | G |
| By him supported all things stand | H |
| He is the whole creation's head | I |
| And angels fly at his command | H |
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| Ere sin was born or Satan fell | B |
| He led the host of morning stars | J |
| Thy generation who can tell | B |
| Or count the numbers of thy years | K |
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| But lo he leaves those heav'nly forms | L |
| The Word descends and dwells in clay | B |
| That he may hold converse with worms | M |
| Dressed in such feeble flesh as they | B |
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| Mortals with joy beheld his face | N |
| Th' eternal Father's only Son | O |
| How full of truth how full of grace | N |
| When through his eyes the Godhead shone | P |
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| Archangels leave their high abode | Q |
| To learn new mysteries here and tell | B |
| The loves of our descending God | E |
| The glories of Immanuel | B |
Isaac Watts
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