There Is A River We All Must Cross Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEFE DFGF HIBI DBCB| There is a river we all must cross | A |
| Thousands will pass it tomorrow | B |
| Some will go down to its waters with joy | C |
| Others with anguish and sorrow | B |
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| Some will be welcom'd by angel bands | D |
| Coming from over the river | E |
| Others be borne by the current adown | F |
| Where there is none to deliver | E |
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| These shall land safely in Eden's bow'rs | D |
| Wearing the white robes of pardon | F |
| Those shall be cast on a desolate shore | G |
| Far from the gates of the garden | F |
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| These shall have voices to join the song | H |
| Ever from Eden ascending | I |
| Those shall unite in the wailings of woe | B |
| Woe that hath never an ending | I |
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| Over the river we all must cross | D |
| Jesus may call us tomorrow | B |
| Shall we go down to its waters with joy | C |
| Shall we with anguish and sorrow | B |
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