Hymn 46 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBC DEFE GHGH IAIA JEKL BMBN GOGPGod's condescension to human affairs | A |
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Up to the Lord that reigns on high | B |
And views the nations from afar | C |
Let everlasting praises fly | B |
And tell how large his bounties are | C |
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He that can shake the worlds he made | D |
Or with his word or with his rod | E |
His goodness how amazing great | F |
And what a condescending God | E |
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God that must stoop to view the skies | G |
And bow to see what angels do | H |
Down to our earth he casts his eyes | G |
And bends his footsteps downwards too | H |
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He overrules all mortal things | I |
And manages our mean affairs | A |
On humble souls the King of kings | I |
Bestows his counsels and his cares | A |
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Our sorrows and our tears we pour | J |
Into the bosom of our God | E |
He hears us in the mournful hour | K |
And helps us bear the heavy load | L |
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In vain might lofty princes try | B |
Such condescension to perform | M |
For worms were never raised so high | B |
Above their meanest fellow worm | N |
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O could our thankful hearts devise | G |
A tribute equal to thy grace | O |
To the third heav'n our songs should rise | G |
And teach the golden harps thy praise | P |
Isaac Watts
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