The New Sinai Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEFEGBHB H HIH JKH LMKMHMHMHIH NEHEOHPHQRS BTBQUVUWHHH XHHHHYNYYHZH A2B2HB2C2D2HD2KENE YE2F2E2G2KH2KF2EI2E HND2NNNF2NHN NHJ2HE J2HPH HNK2NL2KHKHNEN

Lo here is God and there is GodA
Believe it not O ManB
In such vain sort to this and thatC
The ancient heathen ranB
Though old Religion shake her headD
And say in bitter griefE
The day behold at first foretoldF
Of atheist unbeliefE
Take better part with manly heartG
Thine adult spirit canB
Receive it not believe it notH
Believe it not O ManB
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As men at dead of night awakedH
With cries 'The king is here '-
Rush forth and greet whome'er they meetH
Whoe'er shall first appearI
And still repeat to all the streetH
''Tis he the king is here '-
The long procession moveth onJ
Each nobler form they seeK
With changeful suit they still saluteH
And cry 'Tis he 'tis he '-
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So even so when men were youngL
And earth and heaven were newM
And His immediate presence HeK
From human hearts withdrewM
The soul perplexed and daily vexedH
With sensuous False and TrueM
Amazed bereaved no less believedH
And fain would see Him tooM
'He is ' the prophet tongues proclaimedH
In joy and hasty fearI
'He is ' aloud replied the crowdH
Is here and here and here '-
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'He is They are ' in distance seenN
On yon Olympus highE
In those Avernian woods abideH
And walk this azure skyE
'They are They are ' to every showO
Its eyes the baby turnedH
And blazes sacrificial tallP
On thousand altars burnedH
'They are They are ' On Sinai's topQ
Far seen the lightnings shoneR
The thunder broke a trumpet spokeS
And God said 'I am One '-
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God spake it out 'I God am One '-
The unheeding ages ranB
And baby thoughts again againT
Have dogged the growing manB
And as of old from Sinai's topQ
God said that God is OneU
By Science strict so speaks He nowV
To tell us There is NoneU
Earth goes by chemic forces Heaven'sW
A Mecanique CelesteH
And heart and mind of human kindH
A watch work as the restH
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Is this a Voice as was the VoiceX
Whose speaking told abroadH
When thunder pealed and mountain reeledH
The ancient truth of GodH
Ah not the Voice 'tis but the cloudH
The outer darkness denseY
Where image none nor e'er was seenN
Similitude of senseY
'Tis but the cloudy darkness denseY
That wrapt the Mount aroundH
While in amaze the people staysZ
To hear the Coming SoundH
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Is there no prophet soul the whileA2
To dare sublimely meekB2
Within the shroud of blackest cloudH
The Deity to seekB2
'Midst atheistic systems darkC2
And darker hearts' despairD2
That soul has heard perchance His wordH
And on the dusky airD2
His skirts as passed He by to seeK
Hath strained on their behalfE
Who on the plain with dance amainN
Adore the Golden CalfE
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'Tis but the cloudy darkness denseY
Though blank the tale it tellsE2
No God no Truth yet He in soothF2
Is there within it dwellsE2
Within the sceptic darkness deepG2
He dwells that none may seeK
Till idol forms and idol thoughtsH2
Have passed and ceased to beK
No God no Truth ah though in soothF2
So stand the doctrine's halfE
On Egypt's track return not backI2
Nor own the Golden CalfE
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Take better part with manlier heartH
Thine adult spirit canN
No God no Truth receive it ne'erD2
Believe it ne'er O ManN
But turn not then to seek againN
What first the ill beganN
No God it saith ah wait in faithF2
God's self completing planN
Receive it not but leave it notH
And wait it out O ManN
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'The Man that went the cloud withinN
Is gone and vanished quiteH
He cometh not ' the people criesJ2
'Nor bringeth God to sightH
Lo these thy gods that safety giveE
Adore and keep the feast '-
Deluding and deluded criesJ2
The Prophet's brother PriestH
And Israel all bows down to fallP
Before the gilded beastH
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Devout indeed that priestly creedH
O Man reject as sinN
The clouded hill attend thou stillK2
And him that went withinN
He yet shall bring some worthy thingL2
For waiting souls to seeK
Some sacred word that he hath heardH
Their light and life shall beK
Some lofty part than which the heartH
Adopt no nobler canN
Thou shalt receive thou shalt believeE
And thou shalt do O ManN

Arthur Hugh Clough



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