Cardinal Newman Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCCBBCCBADADAA| In the grave whither thou goest | A |
| - | |
| O weary Champion of the Cross lie still | B |
| Sleep thou at length the all embracing sleep | C |
| Long was thy sowing day rest now and reap | C |
| Thy fast was long feast now thy spirit's fill | B |
| Yea take thy fill of love because thy will | B |
| Chose love not in the shallows but the deep | C |
| Thy tides were springtides set against the neap | C |
| Of calmer souls thy flood rebuked their rill | B |
| Now night has come to thee please God of rest | A |
| So some time must it come to every man | D |
| To first and last where many last are first | A |
| Now fixed and finished thine eternal plan | D |
| Thy best has done its best thy worst its worst | A |
| Thy best its best please God thy best its best | A |
Christina Rossetti
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