Psalm 22 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBCD AAEE FFGA HHII JJKK LLMN| Christ's sufferings and exaltation | A |
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| Now let our mournful songs record | B |
| The dying sorrows of our Lord | B |
| When he complained in tears and blood | C |
| As one forsaken of his God | D |
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| The Jews beheld him thus forlorn | A |
| And shake their heads and laugh in scorn | A |
| He rescued others from the grave | E |
| Now let him try himself to save | E |
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| This is the man did once pretend | F |
| God was his Father and his Friend | F |
| If God the blessed loved him so | G |
| Why doth he fail to help him now | A |
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| Barbarous people cruel priests | H |
| How they stood round like savage beasts | H |
| Like lions gaping to devour | I |
| When God had left him in their power | I |
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| They wound his head his hands his feet | J |
| Till streams of blood each other meet | J |
| By lot his garments they divide | K |
| And mock the pangs in which he died | K |
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| But God his Father heard his cry | L |
| Raised from the dead he reigns on high | L |
| The nations learn his righteousness | M |
| And humble sinners taste his grace | N |
Isaac Watts
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Psalm 22 is a poem by Isaac Watts. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.