On The Bible Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBBBCCDDEEFFGGHHAA IA JDKKDDAA GGIA| Behold this little volume here inrolde | A |
| 'Tis the Almighty's present to the world | A |
| Hearken earth's earth each sencelesse thing can heare | B |
| His Maker's thunder though it want an eare | B |
| God's word is senior to his works nay rather | B |
| If rightly weigh'd the world may call it father | B |
| God spake 'twas done this great foundation | C |
| Is the Creator's Exhalation | C |
| Breath'd out in speaking The best work of man | D |
| Is better than his word but if wee scanne | D |
| God's word aright his works far short doe fall | E |
| The word is God the works are creatures all | E |
| The sundry peeces of this generall frame | F |
| Are dimmer letters all which spell the same | F |
| Eternal word But these cannot expresse | G |
| His greatnesse with such easy readinesse | G |
| And therefore yeild The Heavens shall pass away | H |
| The sun and moone and stars shall all obey | H |
| To light one general bonfire but his word | A |
| His builder upp his all destroying sworde | A |
| That still survives no jott of that can dye | I |
| Each tittle measures immortalitie | A |
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| The word's owne mother on whose breast did hang | J |
| The world's upholder drawne into a span | D |
| Shee shee was not so blest because she bare him | K |
| As cause herselfe was new born and did hear him | K |
| Before she had brought forth she heard her Son | D |
| First speaking in the Annunciation | D |
| And then even then before she brought forth child | A |
| By name of Blessed shee herselfe instilde | A |
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| Once more this mighty word his people greets | G |
| Thus lapt and thus swath'd upp in paper sheets | G |
| Read here God's Image with a zealous eye | I |
| The legible and written Deity | A |
William Strode
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