Bethlehem-town Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBBC AADDBBB AAE BBB AAFFBBBB AAGGBBB| As I was going to Bethlehem town | A |
| Upon the earth I cast me down | A |
| All underneath a little tree | B |
| That whispered in this wise to me | B |
| 'Oh I shall stand on Calvary | B |
| And bear what burthen saveth thee ' | C |
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| As up I fared to Bethlehem town | A |
| I met a shepherd coming down | A |
| And thus he quoth 'A wondrous sight | D |
| Hath spread before mine eyes this night | D |
| An angel host most fair to see | B |
| That sung full sweetly of a tree | B |
| That shall uplift on Calvary | B |
| What burthen saveth you and me ' | - |
| - | |
| And as I gat to Bethlehem town | A |
| Lo wise men came that bore a crown | A |
| 'Is there ' cried I 'in Bethlehem | E |
| A King shall wear this diadem ' | - |
| 'Good sooth ' they quoth 'and it is He | B |
| That shall be lifted on the tree | B |
| And freely shed on Calvary | B |
| What blood redeemeth us and thee ' | - |
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| Unto a Child in Bethlehem town | A |
| The wise men came and brought the crown | A |
| And while the infant smiling slept | F |
| Upon their knees they fell and wept | F |
| But with her babe upon her knee | B |
| Naught recked that Mother of the tree | B |
| That should uplift on Calvary | B |
| What burthen saveth all and me | B |
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| Again I walk in Bethlehem town | A |
| And think on Him that wears the crown | A |
| I may not kiss His feet again | G |
| Nor worship Him as did I then | G |
| My King hath died upon the tree | B |
| And hath outpoured on Calvary | B |
| What blood redeemeth you and me | B |
Eugene Field
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