Psalm 136 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBC DEFE GHGH IJIJ KGKG LMLM EBEN OPOQ RSRS TCTC| God's wonders of creation providence redemption of Israel and salvation of his people | A |
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| Give thanks to God the sovereign Lord | B |
| His mercies still endure | C |
| And be the King of kings adored | B |
| His truth is ever sure | C |
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| What wonders hath his wisdom done | D |
| How mighty is his hand | E |
| Heav'n earth and sea he framed alone | F |
| How wide is his command | E |
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| The sun supplies the day with light | G |
| How bright his counsels shine | H |
| The moon and stars adorn the night | G |
| His works are all divine | H |
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| He struck the sons of Egypt dead | I |
| How dreadful is his rod | J |
| And thence with joy his people led | I |
| How gracious is our God | J |
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| He cleft the swelling sea in two | K |
| His arm is great in might | G |
| And gave the tribes a passage through | K |
| His power and grace unite | G |
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| But Pharaoh's army there he drowned | L |
| How glorious are his ways | M |
| And brought his saints through desert ground | L |
| Eternal be his praise | M |
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| Great monarchs fell beneath his hand | E |
| Victorious is his sword | B |
| While Isr'el took the promised land | E |
| And faithful is his word | N |
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| He saw the nations dead in sin | O |
| He felt his pity move | P |
| How sad the state the world was in | O |
| How boundless was his love | Q |
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| He sent to save us from our woe | R |
| His goodness never fails | S |
| From death and hell and every foe | R |
| And still his grace prevails | S |
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| Give thanks to God the heav'nly King | T |
| His mercies still endure | C |
| Let the whole earth his praises sing | T |
| His truth is ever sure | C |
Isaac Watts
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