The Incarnation, And Passion Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCE FGHG IJIJ KLMLLORD when Thou didst Thyself undress | A |
Laying by Thy robes of glory | B |
To make us more Thou wouldst be less | A |
And becam'st a woful story | B |
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To put on clouds instead of light | C |
And clothe the morning star with dust | D |
Was a translation of such height | C |
As but in Thee was ne'er express'd | E |
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Brave worms and earth that thus could have | F |
A God enclos'd within your cell | G |
Your Maker pent up in a grave | H |
Life lock'd in death heav'n in a shell | G |
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Ah my dear Lord what couldst thou spy | I |
In this impure rebellious clay | J |
That made Thee thus resolve to die | I |
For those that kill Thee every day | J |
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O what strange wonders could Thee move | K |
To slight Thy precious blood and breath | L |
Sure it was love my Lord for love | M |
Is only stronger far than death | L |
Henry Vaughan
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