Hymn 82 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B CDEE FGHI JJKL MMNE OOPP| God far above creatures | A |
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| Job | B |
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| Shall the vile race of flesh and blood | C |
| Contend with their Creator God | D |
| Shall mortal worms presume to be | E |
| More holy wise or just than he | E |
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| Behold he puts his trust in none | F |
| Of all the spirits round his throne | G |
| Their natures when compared with his | H |
| Are neither holy just nor wise | I |
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| But how much meaner things are they | J |
| Who spring from dust and dwell in clay | J |
| Touched by the finger of thy wrath | K |
| We faint and vanish like the moth | L |
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| From night to day from day to night | M |
| We die by thousands in thy sight | M |
| Buried in dust whole nations lie | N |
| Like a forgotten vanity | E |
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| Almighty Power to thee we bow | O |
| How frail are we how glorious thou | O |
| No more the sons of earth shall dare | P |
| With an eternal God compare | P |
Isaac Watts
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