Psalm Viii: O Lord, Our Lord Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GHIJ KLKM NOPO QRKS TUCU ABAB| O Lord our Lord how wondrous great | A |
| Is thine exalted name | B |
| The glories of thy heav'nly state | A |
| Let men and babes proclaim | B |
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| When I behold thy works on high | C |
| The moon that rules the night | D |
| And stars that well adorn the sky | C |
| Those moving worlds of light | D |
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| Lord what is man or all his race | E |
| Who dwells so far below | F |
| That thou should visit him with grace | E |
| And love his nature so | F |
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| That thine eternal Son should bear | G |
| To take a mortal form | H |
| Made lower than His angels are | I |
| To save a dying worm | J |
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| Yet while He lived on earth unknown | K |
| And men would not adore | L |
| The obedient seas and fishes own | K |
| His Godhead and his power | M |
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| The waves lay spread beneath His feat | N |
| And fish at his command | O |
| Bring their large shoals to Peter's net | P |
| Bring tribute to his hand | O |
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| Those lesser glories of the son | Q |
| Shone through the fleshly cloud | R |
| Now we behold Him on His throne | K |
| And men confess Him God | S |
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| Let Him be crowned with majesty | T |
| Who bowed His head to death | U |
| And be His honors sounded high | C |
| By all things that have breath | U |
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| Jesus our Lord how wondrous great | A |
| Is thine exalted name | B |
| The glories of thy heavenly state | A |
| Let the whole earth proclaim | B |
Isaac Watts
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Psalm Viii: O Lord, Our Lord is a poem by Isaac Watts. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.