The Two Debtors Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEFE GHIHJKJJ JLJMNJOJ PJPJQJQJ JRJRSTUT VWVWXLXL| Once a woman silent stood | A |
| While Jesus sat at meat | B |
| From her eyes she poured a flood | C |
| To wash his sacred feet | B |
| Shame and wonder joy and love | D |
| All at once possessed her mind | E |
| That she e'er so vile could prove | F |
| Yet now forgiveness find | E |
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| How came this vile woman here | G |
| Will Jesus notice such | H |
| Sure if he a prophet were | I |
| He would disdain her touch | H |
| Simon thus with scornful heart | J |
| Slighted one whom Jesus loved | K |
| But her Saviour took her part | J |
| And thus his pride reproved | J |
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| If two men in debt were bound | J |
| One less the other more | L |
| Fifty or five hundred pound | J |
| And both alike were poor | M |
| Should the lender both forgive | N |
| When he saw them both distressed | J |
| Which of them would you believe | O |
| Engaged to love him best | J |
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| Surely he who most did owe | P |
| The Pharisee replied | J |
| Then our Lord by judging so | P |
| Thou dost for her decide | J |
| Simon if like her you knew | Q |
| How much you forgiveness need | J |
| You like her had acted too | Q |
| And welcomed me indeed | J |
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| When the load of sin is felt | J |
| And much forgiveness known | R |
| Then the heart of course will melt | J |
| Though hard before as stone | R |
| Blame not then her love and tears | S |
| Greatly she in debt has been | T |
| But I have removed her fears | U |
| And pardoned all her sin | T |
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| When I read this woman's case | V |
| Her love and humble zeal | W |
| I confess with shame of face | V |
| My heart is made of steel | W |
| Much has been forgiv'n to me | X |
| Jesus paid my heavy score | L |
| What a creature must I be | X |
| That I can love no more | L |
John Newton
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