Olney Hymn 14: Jehovah-shammah Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAC DEFG HIJK LMLM GN N| As birds their infant brood protect | A |
| And spread their wings to shelter them | B |
| Thus saith the Lord to His elect | A |
| 'So will I guard Jerusalem ' | C |
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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 ' | - |
| And who has power to drive him hence | N |
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