Hymn 98 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B CDCD EFGF HIHJ KFKF ILJM| Christ our wisdom righteousness etc | A |
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| Cor | B |
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| How heavy is the night | C |
| That hangs upon our eyes | D |
| Till Christ with his reviving light | C |
| Over our souls arise | D |
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| Our guilty spirits dread | E |
| To meet the wrath of Heav'n | F |
| But in his righteousness arrayed | G |
| We see our sins forgiv'n | F |
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| Unholy and impure | H |
| Are all our thoughts and ways | I |
| His hands infected nature cure | H |
| With sanctifying grace | J |
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| The powers of hell agree | K |
| To hold our souls in vain | F |
| He sets the sons of bondage free | K |
| And breaks the cursed chain | F |
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| Lord we adore thy ways | I |
| To bring us near to God | L |
| Thy sovereign power thy healing grace | J |
| And thine atoning blood | M |
Isaac Watts
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