The Gospel Of Mystery Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAAB CDCCD EFEEF GHGGI EJEEK HLIIL MNMMN ABAAB| Good tidings every day | A |
| God's messengers ride fast | B |
| We do not hear one half they say | A |
| There is such noise on the highway | A |
| Where we must wait while they ride past | B |
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| Their banners blaze and shine | C |
| With Jesus Christ's dear name | D |
| And story how by God's design | C |
| He saves us in His love divine | C |
| And lifts us from our sin and shame | D |
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| Their music fills the air | E |
| Their songs sing all of Heaven | F |
| Their ringing trumpet peals declare | E |
| What crowns to souls who fight and dare | E |
| And win shall presently be given | F |
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| Their hands throw treasures round | G |
| Among the multitude | H |
| No pause no choice no count no bound | G |
| No questioning how men are found | G |
| If they be evil or be good | I |
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| But all the banners bear | E |
| Some words we cannot read | J |
| And mystic echoes in the air | E |
| Which borrow from the songs no share | E |
| In sweetness all the songs exceed | K |
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| And of the multitude | H |
| No man but in his hand | L |
| Holds some great gift misunderstood | I |
| Some treasure for whose use or good | I |
| His ignorance sees no demand | L |
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| These are the tokens lent | M |
| By immortality | N |
| Birth marks of our divine descent | M |
| Sureties of ultimate intent | M |
| God's Gospel of Eternity | N |
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| Good tidings every day | A |
| The messengers ride fast | B |
| Thanks be to God for all they say | A |
| There is such noise on the highway | A |
| Let us keep still while they ride past | B |
Helen Hunt Jackson
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