Prayer-o Thou Dread Power Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAC DEFG HIJK LMLN OPOQ RSTSO THOU dread Power who reign'st above | A |
I know thou wilt me hear | B |
When for this scene of peace and love | A |
I make this prayer sincere | C |
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The hoary Sire the mortal stroke | D |
Long long be pleas'd to spare | E |
To bless this little filial flock | F |
And show what good men are | G |
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She who her lovely offspring eyes | H |
With tender hopes and fears | I |
O bless her with a mother's joys | J |
But spare a mother's tears | K |
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Their hope their stay their darling youth | L |
In manhood's dawning blush | M |
Bless him Thou God of love and truth | L |
Up to a parent's wish | N |
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The beauteous seraph sister band | O |
With earnest tears I pray | P |
Thou know'st the snares on ev'ry hand | O |
Guide Thou their steps alway | Q |
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When soon or late they reach that coast | R |
O'er Life's rough ocean driven | S |
May they rejoice no wand'rer lost | T |
A family in Heaven | S |
Robert Burns
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