Ephesus Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCDE FGHH AAII GGJJ HHHH| Thus saith the Lord to Ephesus | A |
| And thus he speaks to some of us | A |
| Amidst my churches lo I stand | B |
| And hold the pastors in my hand | B |
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| Thy works to me are fully known | C |
| Thy patience and thy toil I own | C |
| Thy views of gospel truth are clear | D |
| Nor canst thou other doctrine bear | E |
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| Yet I must blame while I approve | F |
| Where is thy first thy fervent love | G |
| Dost thou forget my love to thee | H |
| That thine is grown so faint to me | H |
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| Recall to mind the happy days | A |
| When thou wast filled with joy and praise | A |
| Repent thy former works renew | I |
| Then I'll restore thy comforts too | I |
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| Return at once when I reprove | G |
| Lest I thy candlestick remove | G |
| And thou too late thy loss lament | J |
| I warn before I strike Repent | J |
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| Hearken to what the Spirit saith | H |
| To him that overcomes by faith | H |
| The fruit of life's unfading tree | H |
| In paradise his food shall be | H |
John Newton
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