Psalm 136 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBC DEFE GHGH IJIJ KGKG LMLM EBEN OPOQ RSRS TCTCGod'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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