Psalm 47 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BABA CDCD AEAE DFDG HIHI JHJH| Christ ascending and reigning | A |
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| O for a shout of sacred joy | B |
| To God the sovereign King | A |
| Let every land their tongues employ | B |
| And hymns of triumph sing | A |
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| Jesus our God ascends on high | C |
| His heav'nly guards around | D |
| Attend him rising through the sky | C |
| With trumpets' joyful sound | D |
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| While angels shout and praise their King | A |
| Let mortals learn their strains | E |
| Let all the earth his honors sing | A |
| O'er all the earth he reigns | E |
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| Rehearse his praise with awe profound | D |
| Let knowledge lead the song | F |
| Nor mock him with a solemn sound | D |
| Upon a thoughtless tongue | G |
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| In Isr'el stood his ancient throne | H |
| He loved that chosen race | I |
| But now he calls the world his own | H |
| And heathens taste his grace | I |
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| The British islands are the Lord's | J |
| There Abraham's God is known | H |
| While powers and princes shields and swords | J |
| Submit before his throne | H |
Isaac Watts
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