The Clouds Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCC DDEE CCFF BAGG HHII JJKK LLGG MMNN OOPP| A grand stairway do these clouds appear | A |
| As they heavenward rise tier upon tier | B |
| With clearly marked space of blue between | C |
| Compared with which human art looks mean | C |
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| Do the angels tread this grand staircase | D |
| When they come to earth to bless our race | D |
| And lend their aid to each struggling soul | E |
| As he ascends toward the heavenly goal | E |
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| Was this the ladder by Jacob seen | C |
| That reached from heaven to the mattress green | C |
| On which he lay all the lonely night | F |
| Till God afforded the blessed sight | F |
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| And made him feel tho' an exile here | B |
| His father's God would be ever near | A |
| The servant's cry would to heaven arise | G |
| And blessings fall from the bending skies | G |
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| But no staircase do the angels need | H |
| They come to earth at a greater speed | H |
| Not step by step nor on eagle's wing | I |
| Nor beams of light do their message bring | I |
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| Though heaven be far beyond mortal ken | J |
| Assisted by all the arts of men | J |
| A moment's time and the space is passed | K |
| And heaven's best gifts at our feet are cast | K |
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| Not a cloud stairway nor ladder long | L |
| Connects this earth with the land of song | L |
| The Saviour bends from the opening skies | G |
| He smiles in love and our souls arise | G |
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| As flakes of steel to the magnet fly | M |
| And mists ascend to the sun on high | M |
| So we are drawn by the cords of love | N |
| From the earth below to thrones above | N |
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| O lift me up from my bed of clay | O |
| To dwell with Thee in the realms of day | O |
| If 'tis Thy will I should tarry still | P |
| Prepare me Lord for Thy Holy Hill | P |
Joseph Horatio Chant
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