Weep, Children Of Israel. (air.--stevenson.) Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABC DEFEC GHGHC IJIJC| Weep weep for him the Man of God | A |
| In yonder vale he sunk to rest | B |
| But none of earth can point the sod | A |
| That flowers above his sacred breast | B |
| Weep children of Israel weep | C |
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| His doctrine fell like Heaven's rain | D |
| His words refreshed like Heaven's dew | E |
| Oh ne'er shall Israel see again | F |
| A Chief to GOD and her so true | E |
| Weep children of Israel weep | C |
| - | |
| Remember ye his parting gaze | G |
| His farewell song by Jordan's tide | H |
| When full of glory and of days | G |
| He saw the promised land and died | H |
| Weep children of Israel weep | C |
| - | |
| Yet died he not as men who sink | I |
| Before our eyes to soulless clay | J |
| But changed to spirit like a wink | I |
| Of summer lightning past away | J |
| Weep children of Israel weep | C |
Thomas Moore
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