St. Michael And All Angels Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: AB CDEDFGFG HIJIGKGK ILILMNMN OPOPQAQL RSRSTHTH UVUVPWPW XIXIYAYA ZA2ZB2OGOG C2D2C2D2RPE2P F2UF2UG2H2G2H2

Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to ministerA
for them who shall be heirs of salvation Hebrews iB
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Ye stars that round the Sun of righteousnessC
In glorious order rollD
With harps for ever strung ready to blessE
God for each rescued soulD
Ye eagle spirits that build in light divineF
Oh think of us to dayG
Faint warblers of this earth that would combineF
Our trembling notes with your accepted layG
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Your amarant wreaths were earned and homeward allH
Flush'd with victorious mightI
Ye might have sped to keep high festivalJ
And revel in the lightI
But meeting us weak worldlings on our wayG
Tired ere the fight begunK
Ye turned to help us in th' unequal frayG
Remembering Whose we were how dearly wonK
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Remembering Bethlehem and that glorious nightI
When ye who used to soarL
Diverse along all space in fiery flightI
Came thronging to adoreL
Your God new born and made a sinner's childM
As if the stars should leaveN
Their stations in the far ethereal wildM
And round the sun a radiant circle weaveN
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Nor less your lay of triumph greeted fairO
Our Champion and your KingP
In that first strife whence Satan in despairO
Sunk down on scathed wingP
Abuse He fasted and alone He foughtQ
But when His toils were o'erA
Ye to the sacred Hermit duteous broughtQ
Banquet and hymn your Eden's festal storeL
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Ye too when lowest in th' abyss of woeR
He plunged to save His sheepS
Were leaning from your golden thrones to knowR
The secrets of that deepS
But clouds were on His sorrow one aloneT
His agonising callH
Summoned from Heaven to still that bitterest groanT
And comfort Him the Comforter of allH
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Oh highest favoured of all Spirits createU
If right of thee we deemV
How didst thou glide on brightening wing elateU
To meet th' unclouded beamV
Of Jesus from the couch of darkness risingP
How swelled thine anthem's soundW
With fear and mightier joy weak hearts surprisingP
Your God is risen and may not here be foundW
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Pass a few days and this dull darkling globeX
Must yield Him from her sightI
Brighter and brighter streams His glory robeX
And He is lost in lightI
Then when through yonder everlasting archY
Ye in innumerous choirA
Poured heralding Messiah's conquering marchY
Lingered around His skirts two forms of fireA
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With us they stayed high warning to impartZ
The Christ shall come againA2
E'en as He goes with the same human heartZ
With the same godlike trainB2
Oh jealous God how could a sinner dareO
Think on that dreadful dayG
But that with all Thy wounds Thou wilt be thereO
And all our angel friends to bring Thee on Thy wayG
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Since to Thy little ones is given such graceC2
That they who nearest standD2
Alway to God in Heaven and see His faceC2
Go forth at His commandD2
To wait around our path in weal or woeR
As erst upon our KingP
Set Thy baptismal seal upon our browE2
And waft us heavenward with enfolding wingP
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Grant Lord that when around th' expiring worldF2
Our seraph guardians waitU
While on her death bed ere to ruin hurledF2
She owns Thee all too lateU
They to their charge may turn and thankful seeG2
Thy mark upon us stillH2
Then all together rise and reign with TheeG2
And all their holy joy o'er contrite hearts fulfilH2

John Keble



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