Psalm 75 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AA BCBD EFEF GHGI JKJL MNMN OAOA PQPR STST| Power and government from God alone | A |
| Applied to the glorious Revolution by King William or the happy accession of King George to the throne | A |
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| To thee most Holy and most High | B |
| To thee we bring our thankful praise | C |
| Thy works declare thy name is nigh | B |
| Thy works of wonder and of grace | D |
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| Britain was doomed to be a slave | E |
| Her frame dissolved her fears were great | F |
| When God a new supporter gave | E |
| To bear the pillars of the state | F |
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| He from thy hand received his crown | G |
| And sware to rule by wholesome laws | H |
| His foot shall tread th' oppressor down | G |
| His arm defend the righteous cause | I |
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| Let haughty sinners sink their pride | J |
| Nor lift so high their scornful head | K |
| But lay their foolish thoughts aside | J |
| And own the king that God hath made | L |
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| Such honors never come by chance | M |
| Nor do the winds promotion blow | N |
| 'Tis God the Judge doth one advance | M |
| 'Tis God that lays another low | N |
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| No vain pretence to royal birth | O |
| Shall fix a tyrant on the throne | A |
| God the great Sovereign of the earth | O |
| Will rise and make his justice known | A |
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| His hand holds out the dreadful cup | P |
| Of vengeance mixed with various plagues | Q |
| To make the wicked drink them up | P |
| Wring out and taste the bitter dregs | R |
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| Now shall the Lord exalt the just | S |
| And while he tramples on the proud | T |
| And lays their glory in the dust | S |
| My lips shall sing his praise aloud | T |
Isaac Watts
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