Hymn 54 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B CCDE FFGG HHII JKLL MMNOElecting grace or Saints beloved in Christ | A |
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Eph ff | B |
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Jesus we bless thy Father's name | C |
Thy God and ours are both the same | C |
What heav'nly blessings from his throne | D |
Flow down to sinners through his Son | E |
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Christ be my first elect he said | F |
Then chose our souls in Christ our head | F |
Before he gave the mountains birth | G |
Or laid foundations for the earth | G |
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Thus did eternal love begin | H |
To raise us up from death and sin | H |
Our characters were then decreed | I |
Blameless in love a holy seed | I |
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Predestinated to be sons | J |
Born by degrees but chose at once | K |
A new regenerated race | L |
To praise the glory of his grace | L |
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With Christ our Lord we share our part | M |
In the affections of his heart | M |
Nor shall our souls be thence removed | N |
Till he forgets his first beloved | O |
Isaac Watts
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