The Cross Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCC DEFF GGAA HHII JKLL| 'The cross if rightly borne shall be | A |
| No burden but support to thee ' | B |
| So moved of old time for our sake | C |
| The holy monk of Kempen spake | C |
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| Thou brave and true one upon whom | D |
| Was laid the cross of martyrdom | E |
| How didst thou in thy generous youth | F |
| Bear witness to this blessed truth | F |
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| Thy cross of suffering and of shame | G |
| A staff within thy hands became | G |
| In paths where faith alone could see | A |
| The Master's steps supporting thee | A |
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| Thine was the seed time God alone | H |
| Beholds the end of what is sown | H |
| Beyond our vision weak and dim | I |
| The harvest time is hid with Him | I |
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| Yet unforgotten where it lies | J |
| That seed of generous sacrifice | K |
| Though seeming on the desert cast | L |
| Shall rise with bloom and fruit at last | L |
John Greenleaf Whittier
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