Hymn 4 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDE FGFG HIHI JKLK DMBMSalvation in the cross | A |
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Here at thy cross my dying God | B |
I lay my soul beneath thy love | C |
Beneath the droppings of thy blood | D |
Jesus nor shall it e'er remove | E |
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Not all that tyrants think or say | F |
With rage and lightning in their eyes | G |
Nor hell shall fright my heart away | F |
Should hell with all its legions rise | G |
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Should worlds conspire to drive me thence | H |
Moveless and firm this heart should lie | I |
Resolved for that's my last defence | H |
If I must perish there to die | I |
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But speak my Lord and calm my fear | J |
Am I not safe beneath thy shade | K |
Thy vengeance will not strike me here | L |
Nor Satan dares my soul invade | K |
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Yes I'm secure beneath thy blood | D |
And all my foes shall lose their aim | M |
Hosannah to my dying God | B |
And my best honors to his name | M |
Isaac Watts
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