The Day Of Judgement Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCD EFGH IBEJ JKLH KMKH KNKO ILPI QKOL RBSBWhen the fierce North wind with his airy forces | A |
Rears up the Baltic to a foaming fury | B |
And the red lightning with a storm of hail comes | C |
Rushing amain down | D |
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How the poor sailors stand amazed and tremble | E |
While the hoarse thunder like a bloody trumpet | F |
Roars a loud onset to the gaping waters | G |
Quick to devour them | H |
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Such shall the noise be and the wild disorder | I |
If things eternal may be like these earthly | B |
Such the dire terror when the great Archangel | E |
Shakes the creation | J |
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Tears the strong pillars of the vault of Heaven | J |
Breaks up old marble the repose of princes | K |
Sees the graves open and the bones arising | L |
Flames all around them | H |
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Hark the shrill outcries of the guilty wretches | K |
Lively bright horror and amazing anguish | M |
Stare thro' their eyelids while the living worm lies | K |
Gnawing within them | H |
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Thoughts like old vultures prey upon their heart strings | K |
And the smart twinges when the eye beholds the | N |
Lofty Judge frowning and a flood of vengeance | K |
Rolling afore him | O |
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Hopeless immortals how they scream and shiver | I |
While devils push them to the pit wide yawning | L |
Hideous and gloomy to receive them headlong | P |
Down to the centre | I |
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Stop here my fancy all away ye horrid | Q |
Doleful ideas come arise to Jesus | K |
How He sits God like and the saints around Him | O |
Throned yet adoring | L |
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O may I sit there when He comes triumphant | R |
Dooming the nations then ascend to glory | B |
While our Hosannas all along the passage | S |
Shout the Redeemer | B |
Isaac Watts
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