Hymn 22 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBC DEDE FGHI JKLE DMDM| With God is terrible majesty | A |
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| Terrible God that reign'st on high | B |
| How awful is thy thund'ring hand | C |
| Thy fiery bolts how fierce they fly | B |
| Nor can all earth or hell withstand | C |
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| This the old rebel angels knew | D |
| And Satan fell beneath thy frown | E |
| Thine arrows struck the traitor through | D |
| And weighty vengeance sunk him down | E |
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| This Sodom felt and feels it still | F |
| And roars beneath th' eternal load | G |
| With endless burnings who can dwell | H |
| Or bear the fury of a God | I |
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| Tremble ye sinners and submit | J |
| Throw down your arms before his throne | K |
| Bend your heads low beneath his feet | L |
| Or his strong hand shall crush you down | E |
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| And ye blest saints that love him too | D |
| With rev'rence bow before his name | M |
| Thus all his heav'nly servants do | D |
| God is a bright and burning flame | M |
Isaac Watts
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