Hymn 76 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B CCDE FFBB GGBB HIJJ KLMM BBIH| Christ dwells in heaven but visits on earth | A |
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| SS | B |
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| When strangers stand and hear me tell | C |
| What beauties in my Savior dwell | C |
| Where he is gone they fain would know | D |
| That they may seek and love him too | E |
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| My best Beloved keeps his throne | F |
| On hills of light in worlds unknown | F |
| But he descends and shows his face | B |
| In the young gardens of his grace | B |
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| In vineyards planted by his hand | G |
| Where fruitful trees in order stand | G |
| He feeds among the spicy beds | B |
| Where lilies show their spotless heads | B |
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| He has engrossed my warmest love | H |
| No earthly charms my soul can move | I |
| I have a mansion in his heart | J |
| Nor death nor hell shall make us part | J |
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| He takes my soul ere I'm aware | K |
| And shows me where his glories are | L |
| No chariot of Amminadib | M |
| The heav'nly rapture can describe | M |
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| O may my spirit daily rise | B |
| On wings of faith above the skies | B |
| Till death shall make my last remove | I |
| To dwell for ever with my Love | H |
Isaac Watts
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Hymn 76 is a poem by Isaac Watts. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.