Psalm 48 Part 1 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABC DEFG HIHI JKJL MNOP QRQS TUTV KNHNv | A |
S M | B |
The church is the honor and safety of a nation | C |
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Great is the Lord our God | D |
And let his praise be great | E |
He makes his churches his abode | F |
His most delightful seat | G |
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These temples of his grace | H |
How beautiful they stand | I |
The honors of our native place | H |
And bulwarks of our land | I |
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In Zion God is known | J |
A refuge in distress | K |
How bright has his salvation shone | J |
Through all her palaces | L |
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When kings against her joined | M |
And saw the Lord was there | N |
In wild confusion of the mind | O |
They fled with hasty fear | P |
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When navies tall and proud | Q |
Attempt to spoil our peace | R |
He sends his tempests roaring loud | Q |
And sinks them in the seas | S |
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Oft have our fathers told | T |
Our eyes have often seen | U |
How well our God secures the fold | T |
Where his own sheep have been | V |
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In every new distress | K |
We'll to his house repair | N |
We'll think upon his wondrous grace | H |
And seek deliv'rance there | N |
Isaac Watts
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