Foolish Children Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABAB ACACAC ADADAD AEAFAE| Waking in the night to pray | A |
| Sleeping when the answer comes | B |
| Foolish are we even at play | A |
| Tearfully we beat our drums | B |
| Cast the good dry bread away | A |
| Weep and gather up the crumbs | B |
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| Evermore while shines the day | A |
| Lord we cry thy will be done | C |
| Soon as evening groweth gray | A |
| Thy fair will we fain would shun | C |
| Take oh take thy hand away | A |
| See the horrid dark begun | C |
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| Thou hast conquered Death we say | A |
| Christ whom Hades could not keep | D |
| Then Ah see the pallid clay | A |
| Death it is we cry not sleep | D |
| Grave take all Shut out the Day | A |
| Sit we on the ground and weep | D |
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| Gathering potsherds all the day | A |
| Truant children Lord we roam | E |
| Fret and longer want to play | A |
| When at cool thy voice doth come | F |
| Elder Brother lead the way | A |
| Make us good as we go home | E |
George Macdonald
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