Christmas Carols Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBC DBDB EEBBB FFGGH BBBBB IIJJJ KKBBB LMBBB NNBBB OOPPP BBDDD QRSSR CTBBQ UBVVB WXYYX ZBCCB QRA2B2R| A | |
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| Whoso hears a chiming for Christmas at the nighest | B |
| Hears a sound like Angels chanting in their glee | C |
| Hears a sound like palm boughs waving in the highest | B |
| Hears a sound like ripple of a crystal sea | C |
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| Sweeter than a prayer bell for a saint in dying | D |
| Sweeter than a death bell for a saint at rest | B |
| Music struck in Heaven with earth's faint replying | D |
| Life is good and death is good for Christ is Best | B |
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| A holy heavenly chime | E |
| Rings fulness in of time | E |
| And on His Mother's breast | B |
| Our Lord God ever Blest | B |
| Is laid a Babe at rest | B |
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| Stoop Spirits unused to stoop | F |
| Swoop Angels flying swoop | F |
| Adoring as you gaze | G |
| Uplifting hymns of praise | G |
| Grace to the Full of Grace | H |
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| The cave is cold and strait | B |
| To hold the angelic state | B |
| More strait it is more cold | B |
| To foster and infold | B |
| Its Maker one hour old | B |
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| Thrilled through with awestruck love | I |
| Meek Angels poised above | I |
| To see their God look down | J |
| What is there never a Crown | J |
| For Him in swaddled gown | J |
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| How comes He soft and weak | K |
| With such a tender cheek | K |
| With such a soft small hand | B |
| The very Hand which spann'd | B |
| Heaven when its girth was plann'd | B |
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| How comes He with a voice | L |
| Which is but baby noise | M |
| That Voice which spake with might | B |
| 'Let there be light ' and light | B |
| Sprang out before our sight | B |
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| What need hath He of flesh | N |
| Made flawless now afresh | N |
| What need of human heart | B |
| Heart that must bleed and smart | B |
| Choosing the better part | B |
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| But see His gracious smile | O |
| Dismisses us a while | O |
| To serve Him in His kin | P |
| Haste we make haste begin | P |
| To fetch His brethren in | P |
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| Like stars they flash and shoot | B |
| The Shepherds they salute | B |
| Glory to God they sing | D |
| Good news of peace we bring | D |
| For Christ is born a King | D |
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| Lo newborn Jesus | Q |
| Soft and weak and small | R |
| Wrapped in baby's bands | S |
| By His Mother's hands | S |
| Lord God of all | R |
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| Lord God of Mary | C |
| Whom His Lips caress | T |
| While He rocks to rest | B |
| On her milky breast | B |
| In helplessness | Q |
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| Lord God of shepherds | U |
| Flocking through the cold | B |
| Flocking through the dark | V |
| To the only Ark | V |
| The only Fold | B |
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| Lord God of all things | W |
| Be they near or far | X |
| Be they high or low | Y |
| Lord of storm and snow | Y |
| Angel and star | X |
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| Lord God of all men | Z |
| My Lord and my God | B |
| Thou who lovest me | C |
| Keep me close to Thee | C |
| By staff and rod | B |
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| Lo newborn Jesus | Q |
| Loving great and small | R |
| Love's free Sacrifice | A2 |
| Opening Arms and Eyes | B2 |
| To one and all | R |
Christina Georgina Rossetti
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