Hymn 44 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDE FGHG IJIJ KLKL MAMA NOPO| Hell or The vengeance of God | A |
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| With holy fear and humble song | B |
| The dreadful God our souls adore | C |
| Rev'rence and awe become the tongue | D |
| That speaks the terrors of his power | E |
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| Far in the deep where darkness dwells | F |
| The land of horror and despair | G |
| Justice has built a dismal hell | H |
| And laid her stores of vengeance there | G |
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| Eternal plagues and heavy chains | I |
| Tormenting racks and fiery coals | J |
| And darts t' inflict immortal pains | I |
| Dyed in the blood of damned souls | J |
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| There Satan the first sinner lies | K |
| And roars and bites his iron bands | L |
| In vain the rebel strives to rise | K |
| Crushed with the weight of both thy hands | L |
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| There guilty ghosts of Adam's race | M |
| Shriek out and howl beneath thy rod | A |
| Once they could scorn a Savior's grace | M |
| But they incensed a dreadful God | A |
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| Tremble my soul and kiss the Son | N |
| Sinners obey the Savior's call | O |
| Else your damnation hastens on | P |
| And hell gapes wide to wait your fall | O |
Isaac Watts
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