Hymn 55 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B CDEF BGHI JKLK MNON PQRQ STUT| Hezekiah's song or Sickness and recovery | A |
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| Isa ff | B |
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| When we are raised from deep distress | C |
| Our God deserves a song | D |
| We take the pattern of our praise | E |
| From Hezekiah's tongue | F |
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| The gates of the devouring grave | B |
| Are opened wide in vain | G |
| If he that holds the keys of death | H |
| Commands them fast again | I |
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| Pains of the flesh are wont t' abuse | J |
| Our minds with slavish fears | K |
| Our days are past and we shall lose | L |
| The remnant of our years | K |
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| We chatter with a swallow's voice | M |
| Or like a dove we mourn | N |
| With bitterness instead of joys | O |
| Afflicted and forlorn | N |
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| Jehovah speaks the healing word | P |
| And no disease withstands | Q |
| Fevers and plagues obey the Lord | R |
| And fly at his commands | Q |
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| If half the strings of life should break | S |
| He can our frame restore | T |
| He casts our sins behind his back | U |
| And they are found no more | T |
Isaac Watts
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Hymn 55 is a poem by Isaac Watts. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.