The Great Mercy Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AA BB CC DE FF GG HH II JK AA| Betwixt the saddle and the ground | A |
| Was mercy sought and mercy found | A |
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| Yea in the twinkling of an eye | B |
| He cried and Thou hast heard his cry | B |
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| Between the bullet and its mark | C |
| Thy face made morning in his dark | C |
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| And while the shell sang on its path | D |
| Thou hast run Thou hast run preventing death | E |
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| Thou hast run before and reached the goal | F |
| Gathered to Thee the unhoused soul | F |
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| Thou art not bound by Time or Space | G |
| So fast Death runs Thou hast won the race | G |
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| Thou hast said to beaten Death Go tell | H |
| Of victories thou once hadst All's well | H |
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| Death here none die but thee and Sin | I |
| Now the great days of Life begin | I |
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| And to the Soul This day I rise | J |
| And thee with Me to Paradise | K |
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| Betwixt the saddle and the ground | A |
| Was Mercy sought and Mercy found | A |
Katharine Tynan
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