An Ante-bellum Sermon Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABACDEE BFFFFFGF BHBIJJFJ KBKBAAAA BFBFBABA ALMLMBAB FABAAAFA AABABBFB FFJFBAJA FAFAMBFA AABBABAB| We is gathahed hyeah my brothahs | A |
| In dis howlin' wildaness | A |
| Fu' to speak some words of comfo't | B |
| To each othah in distress | A |
| An' we chooses fu' ouah subjic' | C |
| Dis we'll 'splain it by an' by | D |
| An' de Lawd said 'Moses Moses ' | E |
| An' de man said 'Hyeah am I ' | E |
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| Now ole Pher'oh down in Egypt | B |
| Was de wuss man evah bo'n | F |
| An' he had de Hebrew chillun | F |
| Down dah wukin' in his co'n | F |
| 'T well de Lawd got tiahed o' his foolin' | F |
| An' sez he I' ll let him know | F |
| Look hyeah Moses go tell Pher'oh | G |
| Fu' to let dem chillun go | F |
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| An' ef he refuse to do it | B |
| I will make him rue de houah | H |
| Fu' I'll empty down on Egypt | B |
| All de vials of my powah | I |
| Yes he did an' Pher'oh's ahmy | J |
| Wasn't wuth a ha'f a dime | J |
| Fu' de Lawd will he'p his chillun | F |
| You kin trust him evah time | J |
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| An' yo' enemies may 'sail you | K |
| In de back an' in de front | B |
| But de Lawd is all aroun' you | K |
| Fu' to ba' de battle's brunt | B |
| Dey kin fo'ge yo' chains an' shackles | A |
| F'om de mountains to de sea | A |
| But de Lawd will sen' some Moses | A |
| Fu' to set his chillun free | A |
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| An' de lan' shall hyeah his thundah | B |
| Lak a blas' f'om Gab'el's ho'n | F |
| Fu' de Lawd of hosts is mighty | B |
| When he girds his ahmor on | F |
| But fu' feah some one mistakes me | B |
| I will pause right hyeah to say | A |
| Dat I 'm still a preachin' ancient | B |
| I ain't talkin' 'bout to day | A |
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| But I tell you fellah christuns | A |
| Things'll happen mighty strange | L |
| Now de Lawd done dis fu' Isrul | M |
| An' his ways don't nevah change | L |
| An' de love he showed to Isrul | M |
| Was n't all on Isrul spent | B |
| Now don't run an' tell yo' mastahs | A |
| Dat I's preachin' discontent | B |
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| 'Cause I isn't I'se a judgin' | F |
| Bible people by deir ac's | A |
| I 'se a givin' you de Scriptuah | B |
| I 'se a handin' you de fac's | A |
| Cose ole Pher'oh b'lieved in slav'ry | A |
| But de Lawd he let him see | A |
| Dat de people he put bref in | F |
| Evah mothah's son was free | A |
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| An' dahs othahs thinks lak Pher'oh | A |
| But dey calls de Scriptuah liar | A |
| Fu' de Bible says a servant | B |
| Is a worthy of his hire | A |
| An' you cain't git roun' nor thoo dat | B |
| An' you cain't git ovah it | B |
| Fu' whatevah place you git in | F |
| Dis hyeah Bible too 'll fit | B |
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| So you see de Lawd's intention | F |
| Evah sence de worl' began | F |
| Was dat His almighty freedom | J |
| Should belong to evah man | F |
| But I think it would be bettah | B |
| Ef I'd pause agin to say | A |
| Dat I'm talkin' 'bout ouah freedom | J |
| In a Bibleistic way | A |
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| But de Moses is a comin' | F |
| An' he's comin' suah and fas' | A |
| We kin hyeah his feet a trompin' | F |
| We kin hyeah his trumpit blas' | A |
| But I want to wa'n you people | M |
| Don't you git too brigity | B |
| An' don't you git to braggin' | F |
| 'Bout dese things you wait an' see | A |
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| But when Moses wif his powah | A |
| Comes an' sets us chillun free | A |
| We will praise de gracious Mastah | B |
| Dat has gin us liberty | B |
| An' we 'll shout ouah halleluyahs | A |
| On dat mighty reck'nin' day | B |
| When we 'se reco'nised ez citiz' | A |
| Huh uh Chillun let us pray | B |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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