A Hymn Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBC DEDE FGFG BHBH IJIJ| AFTER READING 'LEAD KINDLY LIGHT ' | A |
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| Lead gently Lord and slow | B |
| For oh my steps are weak | C |
| And ever as I go | B |
| Some soothing sentence speak | C |
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| That I may turn my face | D |
| Through doubt's obscurity | E |
| Toward thine abiding place | D |
| E'en tho' I cannot see | E |
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| For lo the way is dark | F |
| Through mist and cloud I grope | G |
| Save for that fitful spark | F |
| The little flame of hope | G |
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| Lead gently Lord and slow | B |
| For fear that I may fall | H |
| I know not where to go | B |
| Unless I hear thy call | H |
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| My fainting soul doth yearn | I |
| For thy green hills afar | J |
| So let thy mercy burn | I |
| My greater guiding star | J |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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