Our Saviour And The Samaritan Woman At The Well Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CCDD AAEE FFGG HHIJ KKLL MMNN OOAA PPIJ| Close beside the crystal waters of Jacob s far famed well | A |
| Whose dewy coolness gratefully upon the parched air fell | A |
| Reflecting back the bright hot heavens within its waveless breast | B |
| Jesus foot sore and weary had sat Him down to rest | B |
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| Alone was He His followers had gone to Sichar near | C |
| Whose roofs and spires rose sharply against the heavens clear | C |
| For food which Nature craveth whate er each hope or care | D |
| And which though Lord of Nature He disdained not to share | D |
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| While thus He calmly waited came a woman to the well | A |
| With water vase poised gracefully and step that lightly fell | A |
| One of Samaria s daughters most fair alas but frail | E |
| Her dark locks bound with flowers instead of modest shelt ring veil | E |
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| No thought of scornful anger within His bosom burned | F |
| Nor with abhorrent gesture His face from her He turned | F |
| But as His gaze of purity dwelt on her searching meek | G |
| Her bright eyes fell and blushes hot burned on her brow and cheek | G |
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| He told her with a gentleness by God like pity nursed | H |
| Of wond rous living fountains at which to slake her thirst | H |
| That those whose lips thrice blessed should a draught from them obtain | I |
| Despite earth s toils and troubles would ne er know thirst again | J |
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| He spoke too of the frailties which her womanhood had marred | K |
| That priceless crown which she alas had sadly failed to guard | K |
| No word of bold denial did that woman dare to plan | L |
| She felt that He who spoke with her was more than mortal man | L |
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| And when the twelve disciples returned their errand done | M |
| They wondered at His converse with that lost and erring one | M |
| But still they asked no question while she with thoughtful mien | N |
| Returned to tell her friends at home of all that she had seen | N |
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| Not only for that daughter of Samaria s hot clime | O |
| Child of an ancient people of a by gone faith and time | O |
| Was meant the exhortation that from His lips then fell | A |
| But for His Christian children for us to day as well | A |
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| For us still pure and sparkling those living waters flow | P |
| Of which He told Samaria s child long centuries ago | P |
| Forgetting thoughts of earthly pride and hopes of worldly gain | I |
| Seek we but once of them to drink we ll never thirst again | J |
Rosanna Eleanor Leprohon
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