Te Deum Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDDEEFGHIJJKKL LDLMMNNEELLOOPQAABBR RSS| Thee Sovereign God our grateful accents praise | A |
| We own thee Lord and bless thy wondrous ways | A |
| To thee Eternal Father earth's whole frame | B |
| With loudest trumpets sounds immortal fame | B |
| Lord God of Hosts for thee the heavenly powers | C |
| With sounding anthems fill the vaulted towers | C |
| Thy Cherubims thee Holy Holy Holy cry | D |
| Thrice Holy all the Seraphims reply | D |
| And thrice returning echoes endless songs supply | D |
| Both heaven and earth thy majesty display | E |
| They owe their beauty to thy glorious ray | E |
| Thy praises fill the loud apostles' quire | F |
| The train of prophets in the song conspire | G |
| Legions of martyrs in the chorus shine | H |
| And vocal blood with vocal music join | I |
| By these thy church inspired by heavenly art | J |
| Around the world maintains a second part | J |
| And tunes her sweetest notes O God to thee | K |
| The Father of unbounded majesty | K |
| The Son adored co partner of thy seat | L |
| And equal everlasting Paraclete | L |
| Thou King of Glory Christ of the Most High | D |
| Thou co eternal filial Deity | L |
| Thou who to save the world's impending doom | M |
| Vouchsafst to dwell within a virgin's womb | M |
| Old tyrant Death disarmed before thee flew | N |
| The bolts of heaven and back the foldings drew | N |
| To give access and make thy faithful way | E |
| From God's right hand thy filial beams display | E |
| Thou art to judge the living and the dead | L |
| Then spare those souls for whom thy veins have bled | L |
| O take us up amongst thy bless'd above | O |
| To share with them thy everlasting love | O |
| Preserve O Lord thy people and enhance | P |
| Thy blessing on thine own inheritance | Q |
| For ever raise their hearts and rule their ways | A |
| Each day we bless thee and proclaim thy praise | A |
| No age shall fail to celebrate thy name | B |
| No hour neglect thy everlasting fame | B |
| Preserve our souls O Lord this day from ill | R |
| Have mercy on us Lord have mercy still | R |
| As we have hoped do thou reward our pain | S |
| We've hoped in thee let not our hope be vain | S |
John Dryden
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