St. John Baptist's Day Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCCB DEFEGGE HHHHIIH JHJHKKH LMLMNNM CACAOOA PQPQFFR STSSSSS UVUVWXVTwice in her season of decay | A |
The fallen Church hath felt Elijah's eye | B |
Dart from the wild its piercing ray | A |
Not keener burns in the chill morning sky | B |
The herald star | C |
Whose torch afar | C |
Shadows and boding night birds fly | B |
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Methinks we need him once again | D |
That favoured seer but where shall he be found | E |
By Cherith's side we seek in vain | F |
In vain on Carmel's green and lonely mound | E |
Angels no more | G |
From Sinai soar | G |
On his celestial errands bound | E |
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But wafted to her glorious place | H |
By harmless fire among the ethereal thrones | H |
His spirit with a dear embrace | H |
Thee the loved harbinger of Jesus owns | H |
Well pleased to view | I |
Her likeness true | I |
And trace in thine her own deep tones | H |
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Deathless himself he joys with thee | J |
To commune how a faithful martyr dies | H |
And in the blest could envy be | J |
He would behold thy wounds with envious eyes | H |
Star of our morn | K |
Who yet unborn | K |
Didst guide our hope where Christ should rise | H |
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Now resting from your jealous care | L |
For sinners such as Eden cannot know | M |
Ye pour for us your mingled prayer | L |
No anxious fear to damp Affection's glow | M |
Love draws a cloud | N |
From you to shroud | N |
Rebellion's mystery here below | M |
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And since we see and not afar | C |
The twilight of the great and dreadful day | A |
Why linger till Elijah's car | C |
Stoop from the clouds Why sheep ye Rise and pray | A |
Ye heralds sealed | O |
In camp or field | O |
Your Saviour's banner to display | A |
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Where is the lore the Baptist taught | P |
The soul unswerving and the fearless tongue | Q |
The much enduring wisdom sought | P |
By lonely prayer the haunted rocks among | Q |
Who counts it gain | F |
His light should wane | F |
So the whole world to Jesus throng | R |
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Thou Spirit who the Church didst lend | S |
Her eagle wings to shelter in the wild | T |
We pray Thee ere the Judge descend | S |
With flames like these all bright and undefiled | S |
Her watch fires light | S |
To guide aright | S |
Our weary souls by earth beguiled | S |
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So glorious let thy Pastors shine | U |
That by their speaking lives the world may learn | V |
First filial duty then divine | U |
That sons to parents all to Thee may turn | V |
And ready prove | W |
In fires of love | X |
At sight of Thee for aye to burn | V |
John Keble
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