Faith As A Grain Of Mustard-seed Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBBBBBCCBBDDEEFFBBBB GGCCBBHH| A Parable Of Jesus | A |
| - | |
| The Twelve to Christ their Master cry'd | B |
| Increase our faith The Lord reply'd | B |
| If you had lively faith indeed | B |
| But as a grain of mustard seed | B |
| You might this sycomore command | B |
| To grow by sea and quit the land | B |
| But whatsoe'er by faith is known | C |
| Or done by works is God's alone | C |
| For which of you shall have a hand | B |
| That plows and fodders at command | B |
| And to him thus anon shall say | D |
| Loos'd from the labour of the day | D |
| Go get thee in and take thy mess | E |
| And shall not rather thus address | E |
| Make ready that on which I sup | F |
| And gird thyself and bring it up | F |
| And when thou'st serv'd my bowl and meat | B |
| Then likewise thou shalt drink and eat | B |
| What are the Master's thanks conferr'd | B |
| On him who thus obey'd His word | B |
| Not they I trow So likewise you | G |
| That done you were enjoin'd to do | G |
| Shall better with submission own | C |
| Before your Master's aweful throne | C |
| Our duty is but barely paid | B |
| And 'twas by force that we obey'd | B |
| And all our services are vain | H |
| In which are neither grace nor gain | H |
Christopher Smart
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