By The Riverside Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDBEB FFFFGFHF HHFHGHHH| A GREAT green spread of meadow land | A |
| Must rest his weight on an ample base | B |
| A secret water moving on | C |
| A clean blue air for his breathing space | B |
| A pair of willows bending down | D |
| In double witness to his grace | B |
| And on the rock his sinner sprawls | E |
| And looks the Strong One face to face | B |
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| The sinner's mocking tongue is dry | F |
| Wonder is on that mighty jeerer | F |
| He loves and he never loved before | F |
| He wants the glowing sky no nearer | F |
| He likes the willows to be two | G |
| He would not have the water clearer | F |
| He thinks that God is perfect once | H |
| Heaven rejoice a new God fearer | F |
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| And now each quiet thing awakes | H |
| And dances madly wavers dips | H |
| These are God's motions on the air | F |
| His Pulse for the sinner's finger tips | H |
| His arrows shot across the blue | G |
| His love words dropping from his lips | H |
| And who ever heard such whisperings | H |
| Who ever saw such fellowships | H |
John Crowe Ransom
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