Psalm 46 Part 1 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBC DEDF GHGH IJKL MNON PQRQ| The church's safety and triumph among national desolation | A |
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| God is the refuge of his saints | B |
| When storms of sharp distress invade | C |
| Ere we can offer our complaints | B |
| Behold him present with his aid | C |
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| Let mountains from their seats be hurled | D |
| Down to the deep and buried there | E |
| Convulsions shake the solid world | D |
| Our faith shall never yield to fear | F |
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| Loud may the troubled ocean roar | G |
| In sacred peace our souls abide | H |
| While every nation every shore | G |
| Trembles and dreads the swelling tide | H |
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| There is a stream whose gentle flow | I |
| Supplies the city of our God | J |
| Life love and joy still gliding through | K |
| And wat'ring our divine abode | L |
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| That sacred stream thine holy word | M |
| That all our raging fear controls | N |
| Sweet peace thy promises afford | O |
| And give new strength to fainting souls | N |
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| Zion enjoys her Monarch's love | P |
| Secure against a threat'ning hour | Q |
| Nor can her firm foundations move | R |
| Built on his truth and armed with power | Q |
Isaac Watts
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