Psalm 78 Part 3 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A ABAB CDCE FGHG BIBJ KLKL FBFB MANA OCOC| The punishment of luxury and intemperance | A |
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| When Isr'el sins the Lord reproves | A |
| And fills their hearts with dread | B |
| Yet he forgives the men he loves | A |
| And sends them heav'nly bread | B |
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| He fed them with a lib'ral hand | C |
| And made his treasures known | D |
| He gave the midnight clouds command | C |
| To pour provision down | E |
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| The manna like a morning shower | F |
| Lay thick around their feet | G |
| The corn of heav'n so light so pure | H |
| As though 'twere angels' meat | G |
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| But they in murm'ring language said | B |
| Manna is all our feast | I |
| We loathe this light this airy bread | B |
| We must have flesh to taste | J |
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| Ye shall have flesh to please your lust | K |
| The Lord in wrath replied | L |
| And sent them quails like sand or dust | K |
| Heaped up from side to side | L |
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| He gave them all their own desire | F |
| And greedy as they fed | B |
| His vengeance burnt with secret fire | F |
| And smote the rebels dead | B |
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| When some were slain the rest returned | M |
| And sought the Lord with tears | A |
| Under the rod they feared and mourned | N |
| But soon forgot their fears | A |
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| Oft he chastised and still forgave | O |
| Till by his gracious hand | C |
| The nation he resolved to save | O |
| Possessed the promised land | C |
Isaac Watts
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