Prayer Of St. Francis Xavier Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABB CDEB FFGA HHII| Thou art my God sole object of my love | A |
| Not for the hope of endless joys above | A |
| Nor for the fear of endless pains below | B |
| Which they who love thee not must undergo | B |
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| For me and such as me thou deign'st to bear | C |
| An ignominious cross the nails the spear | D |
| A thorny crown transpierc'd thy sacred brow | E |
| While bloody sweats from ev'ry member flow | B |
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| For me in tortures thou resignd'st thy breath | F |
| Embrac'd me on the cross and sav'd me by thy death | F |
| And can these sufferings fail my heart to move | G |
| What but thyself can now deserve my love | A |
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| Such as then was and is thy love to me | H |
| Such is and shall be still my love to thee | H |
| To thee Redeemer mercy's sacred spring | I |
| My God my Father Maker and my King | I |
Alexander Pope
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