Hymn 44 Part 1 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B CDCD EFEG HIHI JCKC LMLM ABAB| Christ's dying rising and reigning | A |
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| Luke Mt ff | B |
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| He dies the friend of sinners dies | C |
| Lo Salem's daughters weep around | D |
| A solemn darkness veils the skies | C |
| A sudden trembling shakes the ground | D |
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| Come saints and drop a tear or two | E |
| For him who groaned beneath your load | F |
| He shed a thousand drops for you | E |
| A thousand drops of richer blood | G |
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| Here's love and grief beyond degree | H |
| The Lord of glory dies for men | I |
| But lo what sudden joys we see | H |
| Jesus the dead revives again | I |
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| The rising God forsakes the tomb | J |
| The tomb in vain forbids his rise | C |
| Cherubic legions guard him home | K |
| And shout him welcome to the skies | C |
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| Break off your fears ye saints and tell | L |
| How high our great Deliv'rer reigns | M |
| Sing how he spoiled the hosts of hell | L |
| And led the monster Death in chains | M |
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| Say Live for ever wondrous King | A |
| Born to redeem and strong to save | B |
| Then ask the monster Where's thy sting | A |
| And Where's thy vict'ry boasting Grave | B |
Isaac Watts
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