Olney Hymn 12: Ephraim Repenting Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDED FGHI JKLM NONO PQP| My God till I received Thy stroke | A |
| How like a beast was I | B |
| So unaccustom'd to the yoke | A |
| So backward to comply | B |
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| With grief my just reproach I hear | C |
| Shame fills me at the thought | D |
| How frequent my rebellions were | E |
| What wickedness I wrought | D |
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| Thy merciful restraint I scorn'd | F |
| And left the pleasant road | G |
| Yet turn me and I shall be turn'd | H |
| Thou art the Lord my God | I |
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| 'Is Ephraim banish'd from my thoughts | J |
| Or vile in my esteem | K |
| No ' saith the Lord 'with all his faults | L |
| I still remember him | M |
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| 'Is he a dear and pleasant child | N |
| Yes dear and pleasant still | O |
| Though sin his foolish heart beguiled | N |
| And he withstood my will | O |
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| 'My sharp rebuke has laid him low | P |
| He seeks my face again | Q |
| My pity kindles at his woe | P |
| He shall not seek in vain ' | - |
William Cowper
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