Psalm 57 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBC DEDE FGHG IJIJ KDKD FGHG| Praise for protection grace and truth | A |
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| My God in whom are all the springs | B |
| Of boundless love and grace unknown | C |
| Hide me beneath thy spreading wings | B |
| Till the dark cloud is overblown | C |
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| Up to the heav'ns I send my cry | D |
| The Lord will my desires perform | E |
| He sends his angel from the sky | D |
| And saves me from the threat'ning storm | E |
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| Be thou exalted O my God | F |
| Above the heav'ns where angels dwell | G |
| Thy power on earth be known abroad | H |
| And land to land thy wonders tell | G |
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| My heart is fixed my song shall raise | I |
| Immortal honors to thy name | J |
| Awake my tongue to sound his praise | I |
| My tongue the glory of my frame | J |
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| High o'er the earth his mercy reigns | K |
| And reaches to the utmost sky | D |
| His truth to endless years remains | K |
| When lower worlds dissolve and die | D |
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| Be thou exalted O my God | F |
| Above the heav'ns where angels dwell | G |
| Thy power on earth be known abroad | H |
| And land to land thy wonders tell | G |
Isaac Watts
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