Hymn 34 Part 1 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B CDEE AAAA FFGG HIJK LLMM AANN| The gospel the power of God to salvation | A |
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| Rom | B |
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| What shall the dying sinner do | C |
| That seeks relief for all his woe | D |
| Where shall the guilty conscience find | E |
| Ease for the torment of the mind | E |
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| How shall we get our crimes forgiv'n | A |
| Or form our natures fit for heav'n | A |
| Can souls all o'er defiled with sin | A |
| Make their own powers and passions clean | A |
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| In vain we search in vain we try | F |
| Till Jesus brings his gospel nigh | F |
| 'Tis there such power and glory dwell | G |
| As save rebellious souls from hell | G |
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| This is the pillar of our hope | H |
| That bears our fainting spirits up | I |
| We read the grace we trust the word | J |
| And find salvation in the Lord | K |
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| Let men or angels dig the mines | L |
| Where nature's golden treasure shines | L |
| Brought near the doctrine of the cross | M |
| All nature's gold appears but dross | M |
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| Should vile blasphemers with disdain | A |
| Pronounce the truths of Jesus vain | A |
| I'll meet the scandal and the shame | N |
| And sing and triumph in his name | N |
Isaac Watts
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