The Gathering Round The Oak Tree Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEFGHIJIKJLJMNON PQRQASQSQNTNKUVUWUXU| Why should the little remnant mourn | A |
| Though closed the house of prayer | B |
| An aged oak its shelter gave | C |
| And surely He was there | B |
| Who dwells in house not built with hands | D |
| Eternal in the skies | E |
| Incense nor costly altar craves | F |
| Nor lamb for sacrifice | G |
| But who the purest offering still | H |
| Finds in a willing mind | I |
| And oft through paths they know not of | J |
| In safety leads the blind | I |
| Yes He was there The faithful band | K |
| O'ershadowed by His love | J |
| Saw in each bough that gently waved | L |
| A peace branch from above | J |
| Jesus was in the awful pause | M |
| The prayer He prompted too | N |
| And softly sighed Father forgive | O |
| They know not what they do | N |
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| While thus they crucify afresh | P |
| The Lamb of Calvary | Q |
| O Lord be merciful to them | R |
| Though they are false to Thee | Q |
| And many a voiceless prayer was borne | A |
| Up to the throne of God | S |
| That none might question Heaven's decree | Q |
| But bless the chastening rod | S |
| That though our pathway thorny be | Q |
| We fearless might pursue | N |
| The track our fathers marked with blood | T |
| Unmurmuring marked it too | N |
| How freely may the little band | K |
| Accept the chalice given | U |
| Till by the Saviour called to swell | V |
| The symphonies of Heaven | U |
| And when their weary pilgrimage | W |
| Their day on earth is done | U |
| God hath a coronal for those | X |
| Who trusted in the Son | U |
Eliza Paul Kirkbride Gurney
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