Holy Matrimony Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCBDEFG HIJI KLML NDOD PQHQ KRRS| The voice that breathed o'er Eden | A |
| That earliest wedding day | B |
| The primal marriage blessing | C |
| It hath not passed away | B |
| Still in the pure espousal | D |
| Of Christian man and maid | E |
| The holy Three are with us | F |
| The threefold grace is said | G |
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| Be present aweful Father | H |
| To give away this bride | I |
| As Eve thou gav'st to Adam | J |
| Out of his own pierced side | I |
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| Be present Son of Mary | K |
| To join their loving hands | L |
| As thou didst bind two natures | M |
| In thine eternal bands | L |
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| Be present holiest Spirit | N |
| To bless them as they kneel | D |
| As thou for Christ the Bridegroom | O |
| The heavenly Spouse dost seal | D |
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| O spread thy pure wing o'er them | P |
| Let no ill power find place | Q |
| When onward to thine altar | H |
| Their hallowed path they trace | Q |
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| To cast their crowns before thee | K |
| In perfect sacrifice | R |
| Till to the home of gladness | R |
| With Christ's own Bride they rise Amen | S |
John Keble
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