Psalm 40 Part 2 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABC DEDF GHIH JKJK LMNO PQRS KTKU V WXYZ WA2B2C2| v | A |
| C M | B |
| The incarnation and sacrifice of Christ | C |
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| Thus saith the Lord Your work is vain | D |
| Give your burnt offerings o'er | E |
| In dying goats and bullocks slain | D |
| My soul delights no more | F |
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| Then spake the Savior Lo I'm here | G |
| My God to do thy will | H |
| Whate'er thy sacred books declare | I |
| Thy servant shall fulfil | H |
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| Thy law is ever in my sight | J |
| I keep it near my heart | K |
| Mine ears are opened with delight | J |
| To what thy lips impart | K |
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| And see the blest Redeemer comes | L |
| Th' eternal Son appears | M |
| And at th' appointed time assumes | N |
| The body God prepares | O |
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| Much he revealed his Father's grace | P |
| And much his truth he showed | Q |
| And preached the way of righteousness | R |
| Where great assemblies stood | S |
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| His Father's honor touched his heart | K |
| He pitied sinners' cries | T |
| And to fulfil a Savior's part | K |
| Was made a sacrifice | U |
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| PAUSE | V |
| - | |
| No blood of beasts on altars shed | W |
| Could wash the conscience clean | X |
| But the rich sacrifice he paid | Y |
| Atones for all our sin | Z |
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| Then was the great salvation spread | W |
| And Satan's kingdom shook | A2 |
| Thus by the woman's promised seed | B2 |
| The serpent's head was broke | C2 |
Isaac Watts
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