Classic and Contemporary Poetry
OLNEY HYMNS: 12. EPHRAIM REPENTING, by WILLIAM COWPER Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: My god, till I received thy stroke Last Line: "he shall not seek in vain." Subject(s): Ephraim (bible) | ||||||||
Jer. xxxi. 18-20. MY God, till I received thy stroke, How like a beast was I! So unaccustomed to the yoke, So backward to comply. With grief my just reproach I bear; Shame fills me at the thought, How frequent my rebellions were, What wickedness I wrought. Thy merciful restraint I scorned, And left the pleasant road; Yet turn me, and I shall be turned! Thou art the Lord my God. "Is Ephraim banished from my thoughts, Or vile in my esteem? "No," saith the Lord, "with all his faults, I still remember him." "Is he a dear and pleasant child?" "Yes, dear and pleasant still; Though sin his foolish heart beguiled, And he withstood my will. "My sharp rebuke has laid him low, He seeks my face again; My pity kindles at his woe, He shall not seek in vain." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A COMPARISON [ADDRESSED] TO A YOUNG LADY by WILLIAM COWPER BOADICEA; AN ODE by WILLIAM COWPER EPITAPH ON A HARE by WILLIAM COWPER OLNEY HYMNS: 1. WALKING WITH GOD by WILLIAM COWPER OLNEY HYMNS: 18. LOVEST THOU ME? by WILLIAM COWPER OLNEY HYMNS: 35. LIGHT SHINING OUT OF DARKNESS by WILLIAM COWPER OLNEY HYMNS: 49. JOY AND PEACE IN BELIEVING by WILLIAM COWPER OLNEY HYMNS: 9. THE CONTRITE HEART by WILLIAM COWPER ON THE DEATH OF MRS. (NOW LADY) THROCKMORTON'S BULLFINCH by WILLIAM COWPER ON THE LOSS OF THE ROYAL GEORGE by WILLIAM COWPER ON THE RECEIPT OF MY MOTHER'S PICTURE [OUT OF NORFOLK] by WILLIAM COWPER |
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