Jehovah-shammah Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBD DEFG HIJK LMLM GNGNEzekiel xlviii | A |
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As birds their infant brood protect | B |
And spread their wings to shelter them | C |
Thus saith the Lord to His elect | B |
So will I guard Jerusalem | D |
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And what then is Jerusalem | D |
This darling object of His cares | E |
Where is its worth in God's esteem | F |
Who built it who inhabits there | G |
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Jehovah founded it in blood | H |
The blood of His incarnate Son | I |
There dwell the saints once foes to God | J |
The sinners whom He calls His own | K |
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There though besieged on every side | L |
Yet much beloved and guarded well | M |
From age to age they have defied | L |
The utmost force of earth and hell | M |
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Let earth repent and hell despair | G |
This city has a sure defence | N |
Her name is call'd The Lord is there | G |
And who has power to drive him hence | N |
William Cowper
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