Parting Hymn Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A ABAB ACAC DEDF AFAF GHGH AAAA| 'DUNDEE' | A |
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| FATHER of Mercies Heavenly Friend | A |
| We seek thy gracious throne | B |
| To Thee our faltering prayers ascend | A |
| Our fainting hearts are known | B |
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| From blasts that chill from suns that smite | A |
| From every plague that harms | C |
| In camp and march in siege and fight | A |
| Protect our men at arms | C |
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| Though from our darkened lives they take | D |
| What makes our life most dear | E |
| We yield them for their country's sake | D |
| With no relenting tear | F |
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| Our blood their flowing veins will shed | A |
| Their wounds our breasts will share | F |
| Oh save us from the woes we dread | A |
| Or grant us strength to bear | F |
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| Let each unhallowed cause that brings | G |
| The stern destroyer cease | H |
| Thy flaming angel fold his wings | G |
| And seraphs whisper Peace | H |
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| Thine are the sceptre and the sword | A |
| Stretch forth thy mighty hand | A |
| Reign Thou our kingless nation's Lord | A |
| Rule Thou our throneless land | A |
Oliver Wendell Holmes
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