In Memoriam. - Deacon Normand Smith, Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTH UDVWXYZA2B2| Died at Hartford May d aged | A |
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| One saintly man the less to teach us how | B |
| Wisely to live one blest example more | C |
| To teach us how to die | D |
| Fourscore and seven | E |
| Swept not the beauty of his brow away | F |
| Nor quell'd his voice of music nor impair'd | G |
| The social feeling that through all his life | H |
| Ran like a thread of gold | I |
| In filial arms | J |
| Close wrapp'd with watchful tenderness he trod | K |
| Jordan's cold brink | L |
| The world was beautiful | M |
| But Christ's dear love so wrought within his heart | N |
| That to depart seem'd better | O |
| Many a year | P |
| He lent his influence to the church he loved | Q |
| For unity and peace and countless gems | R |
| Dropp'd from his lips when the last sickness came | S |
| To fortify young pilgrims in the course | T |
| That leads to glory and eternal life | H |
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| As the frail flesh grew weak the soul look'd forth | U |
| With added brightness thro' the clear dark eye | D |
| As though it saw unutterable things | V |
| Or heard the welcome of beloved ones | W |
| Who went to rest before him | X |
| So with smiles | Y |
| And prayers and holy hymns and loving words | Z |
| He laid the burden of the body down | A2 |
| And slept in Jesus | B2 |
Lydia Howard Sigourney
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