Shut Out. Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BBCCDDEE FFGGHFEE IIJJKKEE| The drunkard shall not enter the Kingdom of Heaven | A |
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| Far far beyond the skies | B |
| The land of promise lies | B |
| When Death our souls release | C |
| A home of love and peace | C |
| Has been prepared for all | D |
| Who heed the gracious call | D |
| Drunkards that goal ne'er win | E |
| They cannot enter in | E |
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| Time noiselessly flits by | F |
| Eternity draws nigh | F |
| Will the fleet joy you gain | G |
| Compensate for the pain | G |
| That through an endless day | H |
| Will wring your soul for aye | F |
| Slave to beer rum or gin | E |
| You cannot enter in | E |
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| Dash down the flowing bowl | I |
| Endanger not thy soul | I |
| Ponder those words of dread | J |
| That God Himself has said | J |
| Hurl the vile tempter down | K |
| And win and wear the crown | K |
| Drunkard forsake thy sin | E |
| Thou mayst then enter in | E |
John Hartley
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