Hymn Of The Dunkers Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B CCDE FFGH IIJJ KKLL MMNN OOPP QQGH RSTT MMUU FFVV LLWX YYFF PPZZ| KLOSTER KEDAR EPHRATA PENNSYLVANIA | A |
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| SISTER MARIA CHRISTINA sings | B |
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| Wake sisters wake the day star shines | C |
| Above Ephrata's eastern pines | C |
| The dawn is breaking cool and calm | D |
| Wake sisters wake to prayer and psalm | E |
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| Praised be the Lord for shade and light | F |
| For toil by day for rest by night | F |
| Praised be His name who deigns to bless | G |
| Our Kedar of the wilderness | H |
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| Our refuge when the spoiler's hand | I |
| Was heavy on our native land | I |
| And freedom to her children due | J |
| The wolf and vulture only knew | J |
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| We praised Him when to prison led | K |
| We owned Him when the stake blazed red | K |
| We knew whatever might befall | L |
| His love and power were over all | L |
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| He heard our prayers with outstretched arm | M |
| He led us forth from cruel harm | M |
| Still wheresoe'er our steps were bent | N |
| His cloud and fire before us went | N |
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| The watch of faith and prayer He set | O |
| We kept it then we keep it yet | O |
| At midnight crow of cock or noon | P |
| He cometh sure He cometh soon | P |
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| He comes to chasten not destroy | Q |
| To purge the earth from sin's alloy | Q |
| At last at last shall all confess | G |
| His mercy as His righteousness | H |
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| The dead shall live the sick be whole | R |
| The scarlet sin be white as wool | S |
| No discord mar below above | T |
| The music of eternal love | T |
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| Sound welcome trump the last alarm | M |
| Lord God of hosts make bare thine arm | M |
| Fulfil this day our long desire | U |
| Make sweet and clean the world with fire | U |
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| Sweep flaming besom sweep from sight | F |
| The lies of time be swift to smite | F |
| Sharp sword of God all idols down | V |
| Genevan creed and Roman crown | V |
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| Quake earth through all thy zones till all | L |
| The fanes of pride and priesteraft fall | L |
| And lift thou up in place of them | W |
| Thy gates of pearl Jerusalem | X |
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| Lo rising from baptismal flame | Y |
| Transfigured glorious yet the same | Y |
| Within the heavenly city's bound | F |
| Our Kloster Kedar shall be found | F |
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| He cometh soon at dawn or noon | P |
| Or set of sun He cometh soon | P |
| Our prayers shall meet Him on His way | Z |
| Wake sisters wake arise and pray | Z |
John Greenleaf Whittier
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