Jacob's Ladder Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABACDEDE FGFGHEHE IJIJKLKL MNONPQRQ STUVWXWY| If the Lord our leader be | A |
| We may follow without fear | B |
| East or West by land or sea | A |
| Home with him is everywhere | C |
| When from Esau Jacob fled | D |
| Though his pillow was a stone | E |
| And the ground his humble bed | D |
| Yet he was not left alone | E |
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| Kings are often waking kept | F |
| Racked with cares on beds of state | G |
| Never king like Jacob slept | F |
| For he lay at heaven's gate | G |
| Lo he saw a ladder reared | H |
| Reaching to the heav'nly throne | E |
| At the top the Lord appeared | H |
| Spake and claimed him for his own | E |
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| Fear not Jacob thou art mine | I |
| And my presence with thee goes | J |
| On thy heart my love shall shine | I |
| And my arm subdue thy foes | J |
| From my promise comfort take | K |
| For my help in trouble call | L |
| Never will I thee forsake | K |
| 'Till I have accomplished all | L |
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| Well does Jacob's ladder suit | M |
| To the gospel throne of grace | N |
| We are at the ladder's foot | O |
| Every hour in every place | N |
| By affirming flesh and blood | P |
| Jesus heav'n and earth unites | Q |
| We by faith ascend to God | R |
| God to dwell with us delights | Q |
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| They who know the Saviour's name | S |
| Are for all events prepared | T |
| What can changes do to them | U |
| Who have such a Guide and Guard | V |
| Should they traverse earth around | W |
| To the ladder still they come | X |
| Every spot is holy ground | W |
| God is there and he's their home | Y |
John Newton
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