Stabat Mater Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCCB DDECCE FFGHHG HHIFFJ AAKCCK JJDCCD CCDC CD CCAAAA DDLMML CCAFFANigh the cross with sorrow laden | A |
Weeping stood the Mother maiden | A |
While her Son in torment hung | B |
Sadly moaning deeply wailing | C |
Now the cruel sword prevailing | C |
Pierced her soul with anguish wrung | B |
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Oh how sad that spirit lowly | D |
Bless d Virgin pure and holy | D |
Mother of the Only born | E |
She with bitter grief and sighing | C |
Piteous Mother of the dying | C |
Saw her son with anguish torn | E |
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Who could tearless thus behold her | F |
While such agonies enfold her | F |
Mother of the Crucified | G |
Who could see the Christ before him | H |
See his Mother grieving o'er Him | H |
And unpitying turn aside | G |
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In His torment she beheld Him | H |
While the cruel scourge compelled Him | H |
Others' sins to expiate | I |
Saw her Son so meek and tender | F |
Forth His stainless spirit render | F |
Hers yet dying desolate | J |
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Mother fount of all affection | A |
Let me bowed in sore dejection | A |
Share the grief and bear the rod | K |
Let my soul with ardour glowing | C |
Hence abound to overflowing | C |
With the love of Christ my God | K |
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Holy Mother pierce my spirit | J |
With the wounds for my demerit | J |
Borne upon the accursed tree | D |
Let me keenly sympathising | C |
Feel the torment agonising | C |
Of the cross endured for me | D |
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Tear for tear thy sorrow bearing | C |
Be it mine thine anguish sharing | C |
While I live to weep with thee | D |
With thee at the cross abiding | C |
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With thee mournful watch dividing | C |
This I ask thee tearfully | D |
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Virgin virgins all excelling | C |
May my spirit near thee dwelling | C |
Feel thy bitter grief its own | A |
Share the Saviour's dark affliction | A |
Passion scourge and crucifixion | A |
Pang for pang and groan for groan | A |
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Pierce me till my spirit bleedeth | D |
Pierce me till my sense recedeth | D |
Blood enraptured clean away | L |
Virgin blest when time is ended | M |
Be my soul by thee defended | M |
In the dreadful Judgment Day | L |
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Christ when hence my soul is fleeting | C |
Through thy mother mercy meeting | C |
Be the palm of victory given | A |
When this mortal bond shall sever | F |
Take my spirit home for ever | F |
To the glorious rest of Heaven | A |
James Brunton Stephens
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