The Irish Emigrant. 1883. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEFE GHIH JKLK MNON PQRQ STRT| They sow in tears who reap in joy | A |
| Was truly said of old | B |
| We wandered far but round us still | C |
| Stretched God Almighty's fold | B |
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| 'Twas He who led us forth our grief | D |
| Discerned His chastening hand | E |
| And saw not though before our eyes | F |
| Shone bright His promised land | E |
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| O bless Him for the love that made | G |
| The parting greeting sore | H |
| But for the bold heart that He gave | I |
| We bless our God yet more | H |
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| He gave us hope He gave us strength | J |
| For us His prairies smile | K |
| The new world's untouched soils for us | L |
| Spread boundless mile on mile | K |
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| The richest heritage on earth | M |
| For us His mercy saved | N |
| For ages Nature's harvests here | O |
| Unknown ungathered waved | N |
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| Ours now the grain which decks the plains | P |
| Ours all their wondrous yield | Q |
| Our children and our kin possess | R |
| Their own in house and field | Q |
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| What wonder then if many laugh | S |
| And wonder joy was dumb | T |
| To friends in older lands with less | R |
| Our happy hearts say Come | T |
John Campbell
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