An Ode For St. Cecilia's Day Poem Rhyme Scheme

Recent Interactions*

This poem was read 8 times,

This poem was added to the favorite list by 0 members,

This poem was voted by 0 members.

(* Interactions only in the last 7 days)

New Poems

Wonderful Women
by Umaru Kanneh Boima
Freedom To Scratch In Peace
by Olute Aete
Happy New Year
by Felix Menda
Human Beings
by Dana Graslie
Lust
by Wisdom Greatness
An Isolated Tree's Song
by Sayeed Abubakar
A Strange Boy
by Sayeed Abubakar
O Soil
by Sayeed Abubakar
No War, No War-monger
by Sayeed Abubakar
Night's Town
by Sayeed Abubakar

Popular Poets

1. Emily Dickinson(2414 poems)
2. Madison Julius Cawein(1231 poems)
3. Ella Wheeler Wilcox(1136 poems)
4. William Wordsworth(1016 poems)
5. Robert Burns(986 poems)
6. Edgar Albert Guest(945 poems)
7. Thomas Moore(849 poems)
8. Robert Service(831 poems)

I	A
Prepare the hallow'd strain My Muse	B
Thy softest sounds and sweetest numbrs chuse	B
the bright Cecilia's praise rehearse	C
In warbling words a nd glittering verse	C
that smootly run into a song	D
and gently die away and melt upon the tongue	E
	-
II	A
First let the sprightly violin	F
The joyful melody begin	F
And none of all her strings be mute	G
while the sharp sound and shriller lay	H
In sweet harmonious notes decay	H
Soften and mellow'd by the flute	G
'The Flute that sweetly can complain	I
'Disolve the frozen nymph's disdain	I
'Panting sympathy impart	J
'Till she partake of her lover's smart '	-
	-
C H O R U S	K
	-
III	A
Next let the solemn organ join	L
Religious airs and strains divine	M
Such as may lift us to the skies	N
And set all heaven before our eyes	N
'Such as may lift us to the skies	N
'So far at least till they	H
'Descend with kind surprise	N
'And meet our pious harmony half way '	-
	-
IV	O
Let then the trumpet's piersing sound	P
Our ravish'd ears with pleasure wound	P
The Soul o'er powering with delight	Q
As with a quick uncommon ray	H
A streak of lightning clears the day	H
And flashes on the sight	Q
Let echo too perform her part	J
Prolonging every note with art	J
And in a low expiring strain	I
Play all the concert o'er again	R
	-
V	O
Such were the tuneful notes that hung	E
On bright Cecilia's charming tongue	E
Notes that sacred heats inspir'd	S
and with religious ardour fir'd	S
The love sick youth that long suppress'd	T
His smother'd passion in hisbreast	T
No sooner heard the warbling dame	U
But by the secret influence turn'd	T
He felt a new diviner flame	U
And with devotion burn'd	T
With ravish'd soul a nd looks amaz'd	T
Upon her beauteous face he gaz'd	T
	-
Nor made his amorous complaint	T
In vain her eyes his heart had charm'd	T
Her heavenly voice her eyes disarm'd	T
And chang'd the lover to a saint	T
	-
G R A N D C H O R U S	K
	-
VI	O
And how the choir compleat rejoices	K
With trembling strings and melting voices	K
The tuneful ferment rises high	O
And works with mingled melody	T
Quick divisions run their rounds	K
A thousand trills and quivering sounds	K
	-
In airy circles o'er us fly	O
Till wafted by a gentle breeze	K
They faint and languish by degrees	K
And at a distance die	O

Joseph Addison

An Ode For St. Cecilia's Day Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Write your comment about An Ode For St. Cecilia's Day poem by Joseph Addison

Recent Interactions*

New Poems

Popular Poets