In Memory Of Very Rev. J. B. Etienne Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBCBABDBDB EFGFGFGFBH FBFBIJBJ KBGBBBBB ELBLEL| Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission and of the Sisters of Charity | A |
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| A shadow slept folded in vestments | B |
| The dream of a smile on its face | B |
| Dim soft as the gleam after sunset | C |
| That hangs like a halo of grace | B |
| Where the daylight hath died in the valley | A |
| And the twilight hath taken its place | B |
| A shadow but still on the mortal | D |
| There rested the tremulous trace | B |
| Of the joy of a spirit immortal | D |
| Passed up to its God in His grace | B |
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| A shadow hast seen in the summer | E |
| A cloud wear the smile of the sun | F |
| On the shadow of death there is flashing | G |
| The glory of noble deeds done | F |
| On the face of the dead there is glowing | G |
| The light of a holy race run | F |
| And the smile of the face is reflecting | G |
| The gleam of the crown he has won | F |
| Still shadow sleep on in the vestments | B |
| Unstained by the priest who has gone | H |
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| And thro' all the nations the children | F |
| Of Vincent de Paul wail his loss | B |
| But the glory that crowns him in heaven | F |
| Illumines the gloom of their cross | B |
| They send to the shadow the tribute | I |
| Of tears from the fountains of love | J |
| And they send from their altars sweet prayers | B |
| To the throne of their Father above | J |
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| Yea sorrow weeps over the shadow | K |
| But faith looks aloft to the skies | B |
| And hope like a rainbow is flashing | G |
| O'er the tears that rain down from their eyes | B |
| They murmur on earth De Profundis | B |
| The low chant is mingled with sighs | B |
| Laudate rings out through the heavens | B |
| The dead priest hath won his faith's prize | B |
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| His children in sorrow will honor | E |
| His grave every tear is a gem | L |
| And their prayers round his brow in the heavens | B |
| Will brighten his fair diadem | L |
| I kneel at his grave and remember | E |
| In love I am still one of them | L |
Abram Joseph Ryan
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