Hymn 42 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B CDED FGHG IEJE AKLK MNON PQPR STSTDivine 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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