The Father Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCCCDEFFGGHHIFJJ KKKKKK KLMM NNKK MM| ALPHA and Omega God alone | A |
| Eloi My God the Holy One | B |
| Whose Power is Omnipotence | C |
| Whose Wisedome is Omni science | C |
| Whose Beeing is All Soveraigne Blisse | C |
| Whose Worke Perfection s Fulnesse is | C |
| Under All things not under cast | D |
| Over All things not over plac t | E |
| Within All things not there included | F |
| Without All things not thence excluded | F |
| Above All over All things raigning | G |
| Beneath All All things aye sustayning | G |
| Without All All conteyning sole | H |
| Within All filling full the Whole | H |
| Within All no where comprehended | I |
| Without All no where more extended | F |
| Under by nothing over topped | J |
| Over by nothing under propped | J |
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| Unmov d Thou mov st the World about | K |
| Unplac t Within it or Without | K |
| Unchanged time lesse Time Thou changest | K |
| Th unstable Thou still stable rangest | K |
| No outward Force nor inward Fate | K |
| Can Thy drad Essence alterate | K |
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| To day To morrow yester day | K |
| With Thee are One and instant aye | L |
| Aye undivided ended never | M |
| To day with Thee indures for ever | M |
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| Thou Father mad st this mighty Ball | N |
| Of nothing thou created st All | N |
| After th Idea of thy Minde | K |
| Conferring Forme to every kinde | K |
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| Thou wert Thou art Thou wilt be ever | M |
| And Thine Elect rejectest never | M |
Joshua Sylvester
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