The Cross Of Pearls Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCC DEFF DDGH IJKK DDCC| Gethsemane how oft grown dim | A |
| With bleeding hearts unpardoned sin | B |
| A Cross with pearls and gems inlaid | C |
| God's gift of love the price prepaid | C |
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| These precious pearls were once a tear | D |
| Repentant sighs a hope a fear | E |
| But rough seas washed and jewels grew | F |
| Until the Cross was pearly hue | F |
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| Unnumbered are the pearls and fair | D |
| If burdens of the weary share | D |
| And deeply wrought with threads of gold | G |
| If smiles of peace suppress our woe | H |
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| To help Thee Christ in saving world | I |
| Forgetting self is rarest pearl | J |
| That brightly glows when righting wrong | K |
| Assisting souls in Thee grow strong | K |
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| The Cross that Thou so freely bare | D |
| Is covered o'er with pearls of prayer | D |
| On Cross of Love all hopes are stayed | C |
| Each time it's kissed a pearl's inlaid | C |
Mary Alice Walton
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