In The Holy Nativity Of Our Lord God: A Hymn Sung As By Shepherds Poem Rhyme Scheme

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Come we shepherds whose blest sight	A
Hath met love's noon in nature's night	A
Come lift up our loftier song	B
And wake the sun that lies too long	B
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To all the world of well stol'n joy	C
He slept and dreamt of no such thing	D
While we found out Heaven's fairer eye	E
And kissed the cradle of our King	D
Tell him he rises now too late	F
To show us aught worth looking at	G
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Tell him we now can show him more	H
Than he e'er showed to mortal sight	A
Than he himself e'er saw before	H
Which to be seen needs not his light	A
Tell him Tityrus where thou hast been	I
Tell him Tityrus what thou hast seen	J
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Gloomy night embraced the place	K
Where the noble Infant lay	L
The Babe looked up and showed His face	K
In spite of darkness it was day	L
It was Thy day Sweet and did rise	M
Not from the East but from Thine eyes	M
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It was Thy day Sweet and did rise	M
Not from the East but from Thine eyes	M
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Winter chid aloud and sent	N
The angry North to wage his wars	O
The North forgot his fierce intent	N
And left perfumes instead of scars	P
By those sweet eyes' persuasive powers	Q
Where he meant frost he scattered flowers	Q
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By those sweet eyes' persuasive powers	Q
Where he meant frost he scattered flowers	Q
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We saw Thee in Thy balmy nest	R
Young Dawn of our eternal day	L
We saw Thine eyes break from Their East	S
And chase the trembling shades away	L
We saw Thee and we blessed the sight	A
We saw Thee by Thine own sweet light	A
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Poor world said I what wilt thou do	T
To entertain this starry Stranger	U
Is this the best thou canst bestow	V
A cold and not too cleanly manger	U
Contend ye powers of heaven and earth	W
To fit a bed for this huge birth	W
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Contend ye powers of heaven and earth	W
To fit a bed for this huge birth	W
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Proud world said I cease your contest	R
And let the mighty Babe alone	X
The phoenix builds the phoenix' nest	R
Love's architecture is his own	X
The Babe whose birth embraves this morn	Y
Made His own bed ere He was born	Y
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The Babe whose birth embraves this morn	Y
Made His own bed ere He was born	Y
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I saw the curled drops soft and slow	V
Come hovering o'er the place's head	Z
Offering their whitest sheets of snow	V
To furnish the fair Infant's bed	Z
Forbear said I be not too bold	A2
Your fleece is white but 'tis too cold	A2
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Forbear said we be not too bold	A2
Your fleece is white but 'tis too cold	A2
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I saw the obsequious seraphims	Q
Their rosy fleece of fire bestow	V
For well they now can spare their wings	Q
Since heaven itself lies here below	V
Well done said I but are you sure	B2
Your down so warm will pass for pure	B2
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Well done said we but are you sure	B2
Your down so warm will pass for pure	B2
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No no your King's not yet to seek	C2
Where to repose His royal head	Z
See see how soon His bloomed cheek	C2
Twixt 's mother's breasts is gone to bed	Z
Sweet choice said I no way but so	V
Not to lie cold yet sleep in snow	V
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Sweet choice said we no way but so	V
Not to lie cold yet sleep in snow	V
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We saw Thee in Thy balmy nest	R
Young Dawn of our eternal day	L
We saw Thine eyes break from Their East	S
And chase the trembling shades away	L
We saw Thee and we blessed the sight	A
We saw Thee by Thine own sweet light	A
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We saw Thee and we blessed the sight	A
We saw Thee by Thine own sweet light	A
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Welcome all Wonders in one sight	A
Eternity shut in a span	D2
Summer to winter day in night	A
Heaven in earth and God in man	D2
Great little One Whose all embracing birth	W
Lifts earth to heaven stoops heaven to earth	W
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Welcome though nor to gold nor silk	E2
To more than Caesar's birthright is	Q
Twin sister seas of virgin milk	E2
With many rarely tempered kiss	Q
That breathes at once both maid and mother	U
Warms in the one cools in the other	U
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Welcome though not to those gay flies	Q
Gilded in the beams of earthly kings	Q
Slippery souls in smiling eyes	Q
But to poor shepherds home spun things	Q
Whose wealth's their flock whose wit to be	F2
Well read in their simplicity	F2
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Yet when April's husband showers	Q
Shall bless the fruitful Maia's bed	Z
We'll bring the first born of her flowers	Q
To kiss Thy feet and crown Thy head	Z
To Thee dread Lamb whose love must keep	G2
The shepherds more than they their sheep	G2
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To Thee meek Majesty soft King	D
Of simple graces and sweet loves	Q
Each of us his lamb will bring	D
Each his pair of silver doves	Q
Till burnt at last in fire of Thy fair eyes	Q
Ourselves become our own best sacrifice	Q

Richard Crashaw

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