Deus Misereatur Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB CDCD EFGF HIHI| PLEASANT the ways whereon our feet were led | A |
| Sweet the young hills the valleys of content | B |
| But now the hours of dew and dream have fled | A |
| Lord we are spent | B |
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| We did not heed Thy warning in the skies | C |
| We have not heard Thy voice nor known Thy fold | D |
| But now the world is darkening to our eyes | C |
| Lord we grow old | D |
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| Now the sweet stream turns bitter with our tears | E |
| Now dies the star we followed in the west | F |
| Now are we sad and ill at ease with years | G |
| Lord we would rest | F |
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| Lo our proud lamps are emptied of their light | H |
| Weary our hands to toil our feet to roam | I |
| Our day is past and swiftly falls Thy night | H |
| Lord lead us home | I |
Marjorie Lowry Christie Pickthall
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