Psalm 72 Part 2 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBCC DDEE FFGH IJKL MNOO PPQQ RCST UUVV| Christ's kingdom among the Gentiles | A |
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| Jesus shall reign where'er the sun | B |
| Does his successive journeys run | B |
| His kingdom stretch from shore to shore | C |
| Till moons shall wax and wane no more | C |
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| Behold the islands with their kings | D |
| And Europe her best tribute brings | D |
| From north to south the princes meet | E |
| To pay their homage at his feet | E |
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| There Persia glorious to behold | F |
| There India shines in eastern gold | F |
| And barb'rous nations at his word | G |
| Submit and bow and own their Lord | H |
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| For him shall endless prayer be made | I |
| And praises throng to crown his head | J |
| His name like sweet perfume shall rise | K |
| With every morning sacrifice | L |
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| People and realms of every tongue | M |
| Dwell on his love with sweetest song | N |
| And infant voices shall proclaim | O |
| Their early blessings on his name | O |
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| Blessings abound where'er he reigns | P |
| The pris'ner leaps to lose his chains | P |
| The weary find eternal rest | Q |
| And all the sons of want are blest | Q |
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| Where he displays his healing power | R |
| Death and the curse are known no more | C |
| In him the tribes of Adam boast | S |
| More blessings than their father lost | T |
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| Let every creature rise and bring | U |
| Peculiar honors to our King | U |
| Angels descend with songs again | V |
| And earth repeat the long Amen | V |
Isaac Watts
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