The Manifestation Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGCHIJKLAM N O PPPMMM QQQRRR SSSTTT U VWVW VRVR XYXY S ZVVVV ZWWWW ZVVVV ZVVVV H A2VVA2A2A2 A2 PPVVB2C2PPP A2 A2VVDDA2D2D2VVXE2E2E 2XA2A2 A2 VVSSSSVVF2F2WWSSSGod said Let there be light and in the East | A |
A star rose flaming from night's purple sea | B |
The star of Truth the star of Joy the star | C |
Seen by the prophets down the lonely years | D |
Set for a light to show the Perfect Way | E |
Set for a sign that wayfarers might find | F |
Set for a seal to mark the Godhead's home | G |
And three Kings in their palaces afar | C |
Who waited ardently for promised things | H |
Beheld and read aright Straightway the road | I |
Was hot with pad of camel horse's hoof | J |
While night was quick as day with spurring men | K |
And light with flaring torch Haste haste they cried | L |
We seek the King the King for in the East | A |
His star's alight | M |
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Bethlehem | N |
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The Angels | O |
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Soft and slow soft and slow | P |
With angels' wings of fire and snow | P |
To rock Him gently to and fro | P |
Fire to stay the chill at night | M |
Snow to cool the noonday bright | M |
And overhead His star's alight | M |
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Pale and sweet pale and sweet | Q |
Maid Mary keeps her vigil meet | Q |
While Joseph waits with patient feet | Q |
Mary's love for soft embrace | R |
Joseph's strength to guard the place | R |
Lo from the East Kings ride apace | R |
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Gold and myrrh gold and myrrh | S |
Frankincense for harbinger | S |
Myrrh to make His sepulchre | S |
Roses white and roses red | T |
Thorns arrayed for His dear Head | T |
Hail hail Wise Men who seek His bed | T |
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Joseph | U |
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Little One Little One Saviour and Child | V |
Father and Mother my Husband and Son | W |
Born of the lily the maid undefiled | V |
Babe of my Love the Beatified One | W |
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Little One Little One Master and LORD | V |
Kings of the Earth come desiring Thy Face | R |
I Thy poor servitor lowly afford | V |
All that my life holds for all is Thy Grace | R |
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Little One Little One GOD over all | X |
Earth is thy footstool and Heav'n is Thy throne | Y |
Joseph the carpenter prostrate I fall | X |
Praise thee adore Thee and claim Thee mine own | Y |
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Maid Mary | S |
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Babe dear Babe | Z |
Mine own mine own my heart's delight | V |
The myrrh between my breasts at night | V |
My little Rose my Lily white | V |
My Babe for whom the star's alight | V |
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Babe dear Babe | Z |
Mine own mine own GOD'S only SON | W |
Foretold foreseen since earth begun | W |
Desire of nations Promised One | W |
When Eve was first by sin undone | W |
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Babe dear Babe | Z |
Mine own mine own the whole world's Child | V |
Born of each heart that's undefiled | V |
Nursed at the breast of Mercy mild | V |
And in the arms of Love asiled | V |
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Babe dear Babe | Z |
My crown of glory sorrow's sword | V |
My Maker King Redeemer Lord | V |
My Saviour and my great Reward | V |
My little Son my Babe adored | V |
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The Three Kings | H |
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Hail Hail thou wondrous little King | A2 |
To Thy dear Feet | V |
Our offerings meet | V |
With bended knee we bring | A2 |
O mighty baby King | A2 |
Accept the offering | A2 |
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First King | A2 |
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LORD I stoop low | P |
My head of snow | P |
Thus I the great hail Thee the Least | V |
And swing the censer for the Priest | V |
The Priest with hands upraised to bless | B2 |
The Priest of this world's bitterness | C2 |
As I stoop low | P |
My head of snow | P |
Bless me O Priest before I go | P |
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Second King | A2 |
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Behold me King | A2 |
A man of might | V |
Who rules dominions infinite | V |
Strong in the harvest of the years | D |
And one who counts no kings as peers | D |
O little King | A2 |
Behold my crown | D2 |
I lay it down | D2 |
And bow before Thy lowly bed | V |
My all unworthy uncrowned head | V |
For I am naught and Thou art All | X |
And Thou shalt climb a throne set high | E2 |
Between sad earth and silent sky | E2 |
Thereon to agonize and die | E2 |
And at Thy Feet the world shall fall | X |
Stretch out Thy little Hands O King | A2 |
Behold the world's imagining | A2 |
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Third King | A2 |
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Out of the shadow of the night | V |
I come led by the starshine bright | V |
With broken heart to bring to Thee | S |
The fruit of Thine Epiphany | S |
The gift my fellows send by me | S |
The myrrh to bed Thine agony | S |
I set it here beneath Thy Feet | V |
In token of Death's great defeat | V |
And hail Thee Conqueror in the strife | F2 |
And hail Thee Lord of Light and Life | F2 |
All hail All hail the Virgin's Son | W |
All hail Thou little helpless One | W |
All hail Thou King upon the Tree | S |
All hail The Babe on Mary's knee | S |
The centre of all mystery | S |
Michael Fairless
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