Ephraim Repenting Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBC DEFE GHIJ AKAL MNMN OPOQ| Jeremiah xxxi | A |
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| My God till I received Thy stroke | B |
| How like a beast was I | C |
| So unaccustom'd to the yoke | B |
| So backward to comply | C |
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| With grief my just reproach I hear | D |
| Shame fills me at the thought | E |
| How frequent my rebellions were | F |
| What wickedness I wrought | E |
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| Thy merciful restraint I scorn'd | G |
| And left the pleasant road | H |
| Yet turn me and I shall be turn'd | I |
| Thou art the Lord my God | J |
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| Is Ephraim banish'd from my thoughts | A |
| Or vile in my esteem | K |
| No saith the Lord with all his faults | A |
| I still remember him | L |
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| Is he a dear and pleasant child | M |
| Yes dear and pleasant still | N |
| Though sin his foolish heart beguiled | M |
| And he withstood my will | N |
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| My sharp rebuke has laid him low | O |
| He seeks my face again | P |
| My pity kindles at his woe | O |
| He shall not seek in vain | Q |
William Cowper
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