Rabbi Ismael Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCDEFFGHIHIDBBJJK KLMLBND| THE Rabbi Ishmael with the woe and sin | A |
| Of the world heavy upon him entering in | A |
| The Holy of Holies saw an awful Face | B |
| With terrible splendor filling all the place | B |
| 'O Ishmael Ben Elisha ' said a voice | C |
| 'What seekest thou What blessing is thy choice ' | D |
| And knowing that he stood before the Lord | E |
| Within the shadow of the cherubim | F |
| Wide winged between the blinding light and him | F |
| He bowed himself and uttered not a word | G |
| But in the silence of his soul was prayer | H |
| 'O Thou Eternal I am one of all | I |
| And nothing ask that others may not share | H |
| Thou art almighty we are weak and small | I |
| And yet Thy children let Thy mercy spare ' | D |
| Trembling he raised his eyes and in the place | B |
| Of the insufferable glory lo a face | B |
| Of more than mortal tenderness that bent | J |
| Graciously down in token of assent | J |
| And smiling vanished With strange joy elate | K |
| The wondering Rabbi sought the temple's gate | K |
| Radiant as Moses from the Mount he stood | L |
| And cried aloud unto the multitude | M |
| 'O Israel hear The Lord our God is good | L |
| Mine eyes have seen his glory and his grace | B |
| Beyond his judgments shall his love endure | N |
| The mercy of the All Merciful is sure ' | D |
John Greenleaf Whittier
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