A Song Of Thanks Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDEE FFGGHHIJEE KKLLMNOOEE PPQQRRSSEE TTUUVVWWEE| For the sun that shone at the dawn of spring | A |
| For the flowers which bloom and the birds that sing | A |
| For the verdant robe of the gray old earth | B |
| For her coffers filled with their countless worth | B |
| For the flocks which feed on a thousand hills | C |
| For the rippling streams which turn the mills | C |
| For the lowing herds in the lovely vale | D |
| For the songs of gladness on the gale | D |
| From the Gulf and the Lakes to the Oceans' banks | E |
| Lord God of Hosts we give Thee thanks | E |
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| For the farmer reaping his whitened fields | F |
| For the bounty which the rich soil yields | F |
| For the cooling dews and refreshing rains | G |
| For the sun which ripens the golden grains | G |
| For the beaded wheat and the fattened swine | H |
| For the stall d ox and the fruitful vine | H |
| For the tubers large and cotton white | I |
| For the kid and the lambkin frisk and blithe | J |
| For the swan which floats near the river banks | E |
| Lord God of Hosts we give Thee thanks | E |
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| For the pumpkin sweet and the yellow yam | K |
| For the corn and beans and the sugared ham | K |
| For the plum and the peach and the apple red | L |
| For the dear old press where the wine is tread | L |
| For the cock which crows at the breaking dawn | M |
| And the proud old turk of the farmer's barn | N |
| For the fish which swim in the babbling brooks | O |
| For the game which hide in the shady nooks | O |
| From the Gulf and the Lakes to the Oceans' banks | E |
| Lord God of Hosts we give Thee thanks | E |
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| For the sturdy oaks and the stately pines | P |
| For the lead and the coal from the deep dark mines | P |
| For the silver ores of a thousand fold | Q |
| For the diamond bright and the yellow gold | Q |
| For the river boat and the flying train | R |
| For the fleecy sail of the rolling main | R |
| For the velvet sponge and the glossy pearl | S |
| For the flag of peace which we now unfurl | S |
| From the Gulf and the Lakes to the Oceans' banks | E |
| Lord God of Hosts we give Thee thanks | E |
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| For the lowly cot and the mansion fair | T |
| For the peace and plenty together share | T |
| For the Hand which guides us from above | U |
| For Thy tender mercies abiding love | U |
| For the blessed home with its children gay | V |
| For returnings of Thanksgiving Day | V |
| For the bearing toils and the sharing cares | W |
| We lift up our hearts in our songs and our prayers | W |
| From the Gulf and the Lakes to the Oceans' banks | E |
| Lord God of Hosts we give Thee thanks | E |
Edward Smyth Jones
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