Psalm 78 Part 3 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A ABAB CDCE FGHG BIBJ KLKL FBFB MANA OCOCThe 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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