He Had Not Where To Lay His Head Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEFE GHIH JKLK MNON PQRQ| The conies had their hiding place | A |
| The wily fox with stealthy tread | B |
| A covert found but Christ the Lord | C |
| Had not a place to lay his head | B |
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| The eagle had an eyrie home | D |
| The blithesome bird its quiet rest | E |
| But not the humblest spot on earth | F |
| Was by the Son of God possessed | E |
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| Princes and kings had palaces | G |
| With grandeur could adorn each tomb | H |
| For Him who came with love and life | I |
| They had no home they gave no room | H |
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| The hands whose touch sent thrills of joy | J |
| Through nerves unstrung and palsied frame | K |
| The feet that travelled for our need | L |
| Were nailed unto the cross of shame | K |
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| How dare I murmur at my lot | M |
| Or talk of sorrow pain and loss | N |
| When Christ was in a manger laid | O |
| And died in anguish on the cross | N |
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| That homeless one beheld beyond | P |
| His lonely agonizing pain | Q |
| A love outflowing from His heart | R |
| That all the wandering world would gain | Q |
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
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