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 VVSSSSVVF2F2WWSSS| God 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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