What Went Ye Out For To See? Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEDE FGFG HIHI JFJF JKJK LJLJ| On Jordan's banks gathered an eager crowd | A |
| The Royal city poured its dwellers out | B |
| The vintage was untouched in Ephraim | C |
| No fisher's boat from Magdala put out | B |
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| Up from Engedi's fountain down the slope | D |
| Of terraced Olivet an eager throng | E |
| Filled with one purpose one absorbing hope | D |
| Unto the Jordan take their way along | E |
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| The priestly robe the saintly Pharisee | F |
| The publican the sinner all were there | G |
| The doubting sneering questioning Sadducee | F |
| Just risen from his seat the scorner's chair | G |
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| All carried there the consciousness of sin | H |
| A wish for some one having power to save | I |
| Ready to do some great thing peace to win | H |
| So came they to the ford by Jordan's wave | I |
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| What did they see not one in purple vest | J |
| Who lives deliciously abides by choice | F |
| In palaces and he in hair doth drest | J |
| And leathern girdled is Is what a voice | F |
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| In poor array the greatest prophet stood | J |
| Beside the waters where the banks are green | K |
| Art thou the looked for one Will Jordan's flood | J |
| Touched by thy hand have power to make us clean | K |
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| The Jordan will not wash your guilt and shame | L |
| Sin must be washed away in sinless blood | J |
| And looking upon Jesus as he came | L |
| He said to them Behold the Lamb of God | J |
Nora Pembroke (margaret Moran Dixon Mcdougall)
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