St. Thomas' Day Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AAB CDCEFFGG HBHBIIJK LMLMBBNN OPOPDEBB QRQRSSRN TUTUVVWW XYXYZZVV A2B2A2GC2C2D2D2 XE2XE2FFSS| Thomas because thou hast seen Me thou hast believed | A |
| blessed are they that have not seen and yet have believed | A |
| St John xx | B |
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| We were not by when Jesus came | C |
| But round us far and near | D |
| We see His trophies and His name | C |
| In choral echoes hear | E |
| In a fair ground our lot is cast | F |
| As in the solemn week that past | F |
| While some might doubt but all adored | G |
| Ere the whole widowed Church had seen her risen Lord | G |
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| Slowly as then His bounteous hand | H |
| The golden chain unwinds | B |
| Drawing to Heaven with gentlest band | H |
| Wise hearts and loving minds | B |
| Love sought Him first at dawn of morn | I |
| From her sad couch she sprang forlorn | I |
| She sought to weep with Thee alone | J |
| And saw Thine open grave and knew that thou wert gone | K |
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| Reason and Faith at once set out | L |
| To search the SAVIOUR'S tomb | M |
| Faith faster runs but waits without | L |
| As fearing to presume | M |
| Till Reason enter in and trace | B |
| Christ's relics round the holy place | B |
| Here lay His limbs and here His sacred head | N |
| And who was by to make His new forsaken bed | N |
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| Both wonder one believes but while | O |
| They muse on all at home | P |
| No thought can tender Love beguile | O |
| From Jesus' grave to roam | P |
| Weeping she stays till He appear | D |
| Her witness first the Church must hear | E |
| All joy to souls that can rejoice | B |
| With her at earliest call of His dear gracious voice | B |
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| Joy too to those who love to talk | Q |
| In secret how He died | R |
| Though with sealed eyes awhile they walk | Q |
| Nor see him at their side | R |
| Most like the faithful pair are they | S |
| Who once to Emmaus took their way | S |
| Half darkling till their Master shied | R |
| His glory on their souls made known in breaking bread | N |
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| Thus ever brighter and more bright | T |
| On those He came to save | U |
| The Lord of new created light | T |
| Dawned gradual from the grave | U |
| Till passed th' enquiring day light hour | V |
| And with closed door in silent bower | V |
| The Church in anxious musing sate | W |
| As one who for redemption still had long to wait | W |
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| Then gliding through th' unopening door | X |
| Smooth without step or sound | Y |
| Peace to your souls He said no more | X |
| They own Him kneeling round | Y |
| Eye ear and hand and loving heart | Z |
| Body and soul in every part | Z |
| Successive made His witnesses that hour | V |
| Cease not in all the world to show His saving power | V |
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| Is there on earth a spirit frail | A2 |
| Who fears to take their word | B2 |
| Scarce daring through the twilight pale | A2 |
| To think he sees the Lord | G |
| With eyes too tremblingly awake | C2 |
| To bear with dimness for His sake | C2 |
| Read and confess the Hand Divine | D2 |
| That drew thy likeness here so true in every line | D2 |
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| For all thy rankling doubts so sore | X |
| Love thou thy Saviour still | E2 |
| Him for thy Lord and God adore | X |
| And ever do His will | E2 |
| Though vexing thoughts may seem to last | F |
| Let not thy soul be quite o'ercast | F |
| Soon will He show thee all His wounds and say | S |
| Long have I known Thy name know thou My face alway | S |
John Keble
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