Hymn 43 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBC DEDE FGHG IJKJ LMFM DNON PQRQ| Christ's sufferings and glory | A |
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| Now for a tune of lofty praise | B |
| To great Jehovah's equal Son | C |
| Awake my voice in heav'nly lays | B |
| Tell the loud wonders he hath done | C |
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| Sing how he left the worlds of light | D |
| And the bright robes he wore above | E |
| How swift and joyful was his flight | D |
| On wings of everlasting love | E |
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| Down to this base this sinful earth | F |
| He came to raise our nature high | G |
| He came t' atone Almighty wrath | H |
| Jesus the God was born to die | G |
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| Hell and its lions roared around | I |
| His precious blood the monsters spilt | J |
| While weighty sorrows pressed him down | K |
| Large as the loads of all our guilt | J |
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| Deep in the shades of gloomy death | L |
| Th' almighty Captive pris'ner lay | M |
| Th' almighty Captive left the earth | F |
| And rose to everlasting day | M |
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| Lift up your eyes ye sons of light | D |
| Up to his throne of shining grace | N |
| See what immortal glories sit | O |
| Round the sweet beauties of his face | N |
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| Amongst a thousand harps and songs | P |
| Jesus the God exalted reigns | Q |
| His sacred name fills all their tongues | R |
| And echoes through the heav'nly plains | Q |
Isaac Watts
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