Hymn 46 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBC DEFE GHGH IAIA JEKL BMBN GOGP| God'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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