The Star Of Bethlehem Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDED FGFG HDHD IJIJ KDLD| When marshal'd on the nightly plain | A |
| The glittering host bestud the sky | B |
| One star alone of all the train | A |
| Can fix the sinner's wandering eye | B |
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| Hark hark to God the chorus breaks | C |
| From every host from every gem | D |
| But one alone the Saviour speaks | E |
| It is the Star of Bethlehem | D |
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| Once on the raging seas I rode | F |
| The storm was loud the night was dark | G |
| The ocean yawn'd and rudely blow'd | F |
| The wind that toss'd my foundering bark | G |
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| Deep horror then my vitals froze | H |
| Death struck I ceased the tide to stem | D |
| When suddenly a star arose | H |
| It was the Star of Bethlehem | D |
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| It was my guide my light my all | I |
| It bade my dark forebodings cease | J |
| And through the storm and dangers' thrall | I |
| It led me to the port of peace | J |
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| Now safely moor'd my peril's o'er | K |
| I'll sing first in night's diadem | D |
| For ever and for evermore | L |
| The Star The Star of Bethlehem | D |
Henry Kirk White
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