Prayer At Night Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCCDE FFGGHH IIIIJJ CCKLII| Lord for the one who dies alone | A |
| This night without companion | B |
| I cannot rest I cannot sleep | C |
| O shepherd of the piteous sheep | C |
| Run with Thy crook and lift in haste | D |
| The poor head to Thy loving breast | E |
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| Oh slake his deadly thirst from streams | F |
| Of Paradise and give him dreams | F |
| Of the mild weather the green sward | G |
| Bind up his bitter wounds O Lord | G |
| And give him comfort Let him know | H |
| His Shepherd 'tis that loves him so | H |
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| Thou countest Thy flock not one is lost | I |
| But Thou goest seeking for Thou knowest | I |
| The poor things creep away to die | I |
| Where none shall find save Thou art nigh | I |
| Thou tak'st them to Thy arms Thy knees | J |
| And Thy sick lambs have sweetest ease | J |
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| Now I shall close my eyes in sleep | C |
| Nor fret since they are Thine to keep | C |
| Oh happy sheep to have such care | K |
| The poorest Love's own prisoner | L |
| Who comforts as his mother might | I |
| Rocking him into sleep at night | I |
Katharine Tynan
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