The Crown Of Thorns Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABC BDDE FGGF HIIH JKKJ LMML FNNF OPPO QRRQ LSST UVVU WXXY PZZP A2TTA2| And unto Adam He said cursed is the ground for thy sake Thorns | A |
| shall it bring forth | B |
| And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns and put it on His head | C |
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| In bitterest sorrow did the ground bring forth | B |
| Its fatal seed Thine eyes beheld the birth | D |
| Beheld the travail of accurs d earth | D |
| E'en then O Lord in greater love than wrath | E |
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| Thou sawest the sin that none could gather out | F |
| The vineyard cover'd with the thorn and briar | G |
| Thou sawest the fair land ready for the fire | G |
| And still Thy pity compass'd it about | F |
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| Thou O most merciful didst spare the brand | H |
| Thou didst redeem the Paradise of God | I |
| The thorns were rooted from the stubborn sod | I |
| In pain and toil by Thine own bless d hand | H |
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| How was our path to heaven o'ergrown with sin | J |
| Bramble and thistle and the poisonous weed | K |
| Though hearts should break and patient feet should bleed | K |
| And strive and struggle none could walk therein | J |
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| And Thou didst call us when we went astray | L |
| Didst make our high road straight for evermore | M |
| And for our guidance pass d on before | M |
| Leaving Thy shining footprints in the way | L |
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| Still do the wild thorns hedge us round about | F |
| Still grow the thistles from the ancient stock | N |
| Still trails the bramble on the blasted rock | N |
| But we can dig and Thou wilt pull them out | F |
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| Ay we can work oh help us in the strife | O |
| Labour is sweet for Thou dost share it now | P |
| And we shall eat in sweat of furrow'd brow | P |
| Not earthly food but Thine own Bread of Life | O |
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| And there are thorns of suffering left behind | Q |
| Sorrow and loss that weigh our courage down | R |
| But ah we know Thy sacramental crown | R |
| Was made of sin and sorrow intertwined | Q |
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| Give us of Thy sweet patience Lord we pray | L |
| We would not spurn them with rebellious kicks | S |
| Nor fret and strive for Thou canst feel the pricks | S |
| We too would wear them as a crown for aye | T |
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| We would put on Thy likeness we the least | U |
| And most unworthy Ay each piercing thorn | V |
| In Thy name patiently and meekly worn | V |
| Shall bear a blossom for the bridal feast | U |
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| Look down O Brother with the yearning eyes | W |
| Behold us kneeling at Thy bitter cross | X |
| Grant us a share in all Thine earthly loss | X |
| That we may share Thy gain in Paradise | Y |
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| O weary Head we see Thee drooping now | P |
| Beneath that diadem of mortal pain | Z |
| We see Thee sprinkled with the scarlet stain | Z |
| Drop down the chrism on our polluted brow | P |
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| O sacred Head pale beautiful benign | A2 |
| On our heads be Thy precious blood we cry | T |
| Lo the destroying angel passing by | T |
| Shall spare to smite us reverencing the sign | A2 |
Ada Cambridge
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