Hymn 6 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B CDCD EFGH IJKJ LMNM OPOPTriumph over death | A |
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Job | B |
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Great God I own thy sentence just | C |
And nature must decay | D |
I yield my body to the dust | C |
To dwell with fellow clay | D |
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Yet faith may triumph o'er the grave | E |
And trample on the tombs | F |
My Jesus my Redeemer lives | G |
My God my Savior comes | H |
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The mighty Conqueror shall appear | I |
High on a royal seat | J |
And death the last of all his foes | K |
Lie vanquished at his feet | J |
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Though greedy worms devour my skin | L |
And gnaw my wasting flesh | M |
When God shall build my bones again | N |
He clothes them all afresh | M |
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Then shall I see thy lovely face | O |
With strong immortal eyes | P |
And feast upon thy unknown grace | O |
With pleasure and surprise | P |
Isaac Watts
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