Psalm 124 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBC DEDE FGFG HIHI JKJK| A song for the fifth of November | A |
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| Had not the Lord may Isr'el say | B |
| Had not the Lord maintained our side | C |
| When men to make our lives a prey | B |
| Rose like the swelling of the tide | C |
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| The swelling tide had stopped our breath | D |
| So fiercely did the waters roll | E |
| We had been swallowed deep in death | D |
| Proud waters had o'erwhelmed our soul | E |
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| We leap for joy we shout and sing | F |
| Who just escaped the fatal stroke | G |
| So flies the bird with cheerful wing | F |
| When once the fowler's snare is broke | G |
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| For ever blessed be the Lord | H |
| Who broke the fowler's cursed snare | I |
| Who saved us from the murd'ring sword | H |
| And made our lives and souls his care | I |
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| Our help is in Jehovah's name | J |
| Who formed the earth and built the skies | K |
| He that upholds that wondrous frame | J |
| Guards his own church with watchful eyes | K |
Isaac Watts
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