Hymn 42 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B CDED FGHG IEJE AKLK MNON PQPR STST| Divine wrath and mercy | A |
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| Nah Heb | B |
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| Adore and tremble for our God | C |
| Is a consuming fire | D |
| His jealous eyes his wrath inflame | E |
| And raise his vengeance higher | D |
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| Almighty vengeance how it burns | F |
| How bright his fury glows | G |
| Vast magazines of plagues and storms | H |
| Lie treasured for his foes | G |
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| Those heaps of wrath by slow degrees | I |
| Are forced into a flame | E |
| But kindled oh how fierce they blaze | J |
| And rend all nature's frame | E |
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| At his approach the mountains flee | A |
| And seek a wat'ry grave | K |
| The frighted sea makes haste away | L |
| And shrinks up every wave | K |
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| Through the wide air the weighty rocks | M |
| Are swift as hailstones hurled | N |
| Who dares engage his fiery rage | O |
| That shakes the solid world | N |
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| Yet mighty God thy sovereign grace | P |
| Sits regent on the throne | Q |
| The refuge of thy chosen race | P |
| When wrath comes rushing down | R |
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| Thy hand shall on rebellious kings | S |
| A fiery tempest pour | T |
| While we beneath thy shelt'ring wings | S |
| Thy just revenge adore | T |
Isaac Watts
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