An Evening Hymn Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBC ADCD EFGF HBHB IAIAI will both lay me down in peace and sleep for thou Lord only makest me dwell in safety | A |
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The tranquil hours steal by | B |
On drowsy wings and slow | C |
And over all the peaceful sky | B |
The stars of evening glow | C |
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No gathering clouds I see | A |
I hear no rising blast | D |
I fold my tired hands restfully | C |
As though all storms were past | D |
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Yet whether so or not | E |
O Lord thou knowest best | F |
This night let every anxious thought | G |
And trembling fear have rest | F |
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This night I will lie down | H |
In peace beneath thine eye | B |
Nor heed what ills unseen may frown | H |
Since thou art ever nigh | B |
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I will lie down and sleep | I |
From every terror free | A |
Nor wake to tremble or to weep | I |
Secure O Lord with thee | A |
Pamela S. Vining, (j. C. Yule)
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