Zaccheus Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABACDD EFGFHH IJIKLM ANANOO PQRQSS TUVUWW| Zaccheus climbed the tree | A |
| And thought himself unknown | B |
| But how surprised was he | A |
| When Jesus called him down | C |
| The Lord beheld him though concealed | D |
| And by a word his pow'r revealed | D |
| - | |
| Wonder and joy at once | E |
| Were painted in his face | F |
| Does he my name pronounce | G |
| And does he know my case | F |
| Will Jesus deign with me to dine | H |
| Lord I with all I have am thine | H |
| - | |
| Thus where the gospel's preached | I |
| And sinners come to hear | J |
| The hearts of some are reached | I |
| Before they are aware | K |
| The word directly speaks to them | L |
| And seems to point them out by name | M |
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| 'Tis curiosity | A |
| Oft brings them in the way | N |
| Only the man to see | A |
| And hear what he can say | N |
| But how the sinner starts to find | O |
| The preacher knows his inmost mind | O |
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| His long forgotten faults | P |
| Are brought again in view | Q |
| And all his secret thoughts | R |
| Revealed in public too | Q |
| Though compassed with a crowd about | S |
| The searching word has found him out | S |
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| While thus distressing pain | T |
| And sorrow fills his heart | U |
| He hears a voice again | V |
| That bids his fears depart | U |
| Then like Zaccheus he is blest | W |
| And Jesus deigns to be his guest | W |
John Newton
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