Hymn Of The Children Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFGF HIHI JKJK| Thine are all the gifts O God | A |
| Thine the broken bread | B |
| Let the naked feet be shod | A |
| And the starving fed | B |
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| Let Thy children by Thy grace | C |
| Give as they abound | D |
| Till the poor have breathing space | C |
| And the lost are found | D |
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| Wiser than the miser's hoards | E |
| Is the giver's choice | F |
| Sweeter than the song of birds | G |
| Is the thankful voice | F |
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| Welcome smiles on faces sad | H |
| As the flowers of spring | I |
| Let the tender hearts be glad | H |
| With the joy they bring | I |
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| Happier for their pity's sake | J |
| Make their sports and plays | K |
| And from lips of childhood take | J |
| Thy perfected praise | K |
John Greenleaf Whittier
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