St. Bridget Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCCCB DDEFGGE HIDJKJD EELMMML FFNOOON| Sweet heaven's smile | A |
| Gleamed o'er the isle | A |
| That gems the dreamy sea | B |
| One far gone day | C |
| And flash'd its ray | C |
| More than a thousand years away | C |
| Pure Bridget over thee | B |
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| White as the snow | D |
| That falls below | D |
| To earth on Christmas night | E |
| Thy pure face shone | F |
| On every one | G |
| For Christ's sweet grace thy heart had won | G |
| To make thy birth land bright | E |
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| A cloud hangs o'er | H |
| Thy Erin's shore | I |
| Ah God 'twas always so | D |
| Ah virgin fair | J |
| Thy heaven pray'r | K |
| Will help thy people in their care | J |
| And save them from their woe | D |
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| Thou art in light | E |
| They are in light | E |
| Thou hast a crown they a chain | L |
| The very sod | M |
| Made theirs by God | M |
| Is still by tyrants' footsteps trod | M |
| They pray but all in vain | L |
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| Thou near Christ's throne | F |
| Dost hear the moan | F |
| Of all their hearts that grieve | N |
| Ah virgin sweet | O |
| Kneel at His feet | O |
| Where angels' hymns thy prayer shall greet | O |
| And pray for them this eve | N |
Abram Joseph Ryan
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