Hymn 60 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B CDAD EFGF HICI CJKJ LHMH ENON| The Virgin Mary's song | A |
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| Luke ff | B |
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| Our souls shall magnify the Lord | C |
| In God the Savior we rejoice | D |
| While we repeat the Virgin's song | A |
| May the same Spirit tune our voice | D |
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| The Highest saw her low estate | E |
| And mighty things his hand hath done | F |
| His overshadowing power and grace | G |
| Makes her the mother of his Son | F |
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| Let ev'ry nation call her blest | H |
| And endless years prolong her fame | I |
| But God alone must be ador'd | C |
| Holy and reverend is his name | I |
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| To those that fear and trust the Lord | C |
| His mercy stands for ever sure | J |
| From age to age his promise lives | K |
| And the performance is secure | J |
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| He spake to Abram and his seed | L |
| In thee shall all the earth be blessed | H |
| The memory of that ancient word | M |
| Lay long in his eternal breast | H |
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| But now no more shall Isr'el wait | E |
| No more the Gentiles lie forlorn | N |
| Lo the desire of nations comes | O |
| Behold the promised seed is born | N |
Isaac Watts
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