Funeral Hymn Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCDCD EFEGHIHI JKJLMNMN OPOPAFAF| Man dieth and wasteth away | A |
| And where is he Hark from the skies | B |
| I hear a voice answer and say | A |
| The spirit of man never dies | B |
| His body which came from the earth | C |
| Must mingle again with the sod | D |
| But his soul which in heaven had birth | C |
| Returns to the bosom of God | D |
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| No terror has death or the grave | E |
| To those who believe in the Lord | F |
| We know the Redeemer can save | E |
| And lean on the faith of his word | G |
| While ashes to ashes and dust | H |
| We give unto dust in our gloom | I |
| The light of salvation we trust | H |
| Is hung like a lamp in the tomb | I |
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| The sky will be burnt as a scroll | J |
| The earth wrapped in flames will expire | K |
| But freed from all shackles the soul | J |
| Will rise in the midst of the fire | L |
| Then brothers mourn not for the dead | M |
| Who rest from their labors forgiven | N |
| Learn this from your Bible instead | M |
| The grave is the gateway to heaven | N |
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| O Lord God Almighty to Thee | O |
| We turn as our solace above | P |
| The waters may fail from the sea | O |
| But not from thy fountains of love | P |
| Oh teach us Thy will to obey | A |
| And sing with one heart and accord | F |
| He gave and he taketh away | A |
| And praised be the name of the Lord | F |
George Pope Morris
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