The First Born Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDCEFGF A HIJIKFLF| I | A |
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| He has eyes like the Christ | B |
| The mother said and smiled | C |
| He will be wise and good | D |
| My wondering little child | C |
| God grant him strength to do | E |
| Whate'er his tasks may be | F |
| But spare him if Thou wilt | G |
| O spare him Calvary | F |
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| II | A |
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| Grim where the black bars cast | H |
| Their shadows o'er his bed | I |
| He waits to pay the cost | J |
| Of blood his hands have shed | I |
| The mother kneels and sobs | K |
| God he shall always be | F |
| In spite of Cain's red brand | L |
| A stainless child to me | F |
Charles Hamilton Musgrove
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