Sampson's Lion Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAC DEDE FGFG HIHJ KLAL MNMN| The lion that on Sampson roared | A |
| And thirsted for his blood | B |
| With honey afterwards was stored | A |
| And furnished him with food | C |
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| Believers as they pace along | D |
| With many lions meet | E |
| But gather sweetness from the strong | D |
| And from the eater meat | E |
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| The lions rage and roar in vain | F |
| For Jesus is their shield | G |
| Their losses prove a certain gain | F |
| Their troubles comfort yield | G |
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| The world and Satan join their strength | H |
| To fill their souls with fears | I |
| But crops of joy they reap at length | H |
| From what they sow in tears | J |
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| Afflictions make them love the word | K |
| Stir up their hearts to prayer | L |
| And many precious proofs afford | A |
| Of their Redeemer's care | L |
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| The lions roar but cannot kill | M |
| Then fear them not my friends | N |
| They bring us though against their will | M |
| The honey Jesus sends | N |
John Newton
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