The Two Malefactors Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCDD EEFF GGHH IIJK LLMM FFNN| Sovereign grace has pow'r alone | A |
| To subdue a heart of stone | A |
| And the moment grace is felt | B |
| Then the hardest heart will melt | B |
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| When the Lord was crucified | C |
| Two transgressors with him died | C |
| One with vile blaspheming tongue | D |
| Scoffed at Jesus as he hung | D |
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| Thus he spent his wicked breath | E |
| In the very jaws of death | E |
| Perished as too many do | F |
| With the Saviour in his view | F |
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| But the other touched with grace | G |
| Saw the danger of his case | G |
| Faith received to own the Lord | H |
| Whom the scribes and priests abhorred | H |
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| Lord he prayed remember me | I |
| When in glory thou shalt be | I |
| Soon with me the Lord replies | J |
| Thou shalt rest in paradise | K |
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| This was wondrous grace indeed | L |
| Grace vouchsafed in time of need | L |
| Sinners trust in Jesu's name | M |
| You shall find him still the same | M |
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| But beware of unbelief | F |
| Think upon the hardened thief | F |
| If the gospel you disdain | N |
| Christ to you will die in vain | N |
John Newton
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