Psalm 148 Paraphrased Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDC EFEF CGCH IJIJ FKFK LMLM NOEO PQPQ RSRS TUVU DRBW XBXB| Universal praise to God | A |
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| Loud hallelujahs to the Lord | B |
| From distant worlds where creatures dwell | C |
| Let heav'n begin the solemn word | D |
| And sound it dreadful down to hell | C |
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| The Lord how absolute he reigns | E |
| Let every angel bend the knee | F |
| Sing of his love in heav'nly strains | E |
| And speak how fierce his terrors be | F |
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| High on a throne his glories dwell | C |
| An awful throne of shining bliss | G |
| Fly through the world O sun and tell | C |
| How dark thy beams compared to his | H |
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| Awake ye tempests and his fame | I |
| In sounds of dreadful praise declare | J |
| And the sweet whisper of his name | I |
| Fill every gentler breeze of air | J |
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| Let clouds and winds and waves agree | F |
| To join their praise with blazing fire | K |
| Let the firm earth and rolling sea | F |
| In this eternal song conspire | K |
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| Ye flowery plains proclaim his skill | L |
| Valleys lie low before his eye | M |
| And let his praise from every hill | L |
| Rise tuneful to the neighb'ring sky | M |
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| Ye stubborn oaks and stately pines | N |
| Bend your high branches and adore | O |
| Praise him ye beasts in diff'rent strains | E |
| The lamb must bleat the lion roar | O |
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| Birds ye must make his praise your theme | P |
| Nature demands a song from you | Q |
| While the dumb fish that cut the stream | P |
| Leap up and mean his praises too | Q |
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| Mortals can you refrain your tongue | R |
| When nature all around you sings | S |
| O for a shout from old and young | R |
| From humble swains and lofty kings | S |
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| Wide as his vast dominion lies | T |
| Make the Creator's name be known | U |
| Loud as his thunder shout his praise | V |
| And sound it lofty as his throne | U |
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| Jehovah 'tis a glorious word | D |
| O may it dwell on every tongue | R |
| But saints who best have known the Lord | B |
| Are bound to raise the noblest song | W |
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| Speak of the wonders of that love | X |
| Which Gabriel plays on every chord | B |
| From all below and all above | X |
| Loud hallelujahs to the Lord | B |
Isaac Watts
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