Noel: Christmas Eve 1913 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEEAFGHIJKALMNOA OPPOOAQRSOHT UAAQEAEVQCQO| en the stars were shining | A |
| Fared I forth alone | B |
| where westward falls the hill | C |
| And from many a village | D |
| in the water'd valley | E |
| Distant music reach'd me | E |
| peals of bells aringing | A |
| The constellated sounds | F |
| ran sprinkling on earth's floor | G |
| As the dark vault above | H |
| with stars was spangled o'er | I |
| Then sped my thoughts to keep | J |
| that first Christmas of all | K |
| When the shepherds watching | A |
| by their folds ere the dawn | L |
| Heard music in the fields | M |
| and marveling could not tell | N |
| Whether it were angels | O |
| or the bright stars singing | A |
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| Now blessed be the tow'rs | O |
| that crown England so fair | P |
| That stand up strong in prayer | P |
| unto God for our souls | O |
| Blessed be their founders | O |
| said I an' our country folk | A |
| Who are ringing for Christ | Q |
| in the belfries to night | R |
| With arms lifted to clutch | S |
| the rattling ropes that race | O |
| Into the dark above | H |
| and the mad romping din | T |
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| But to me heard afar | U |
| it was starry music | A |
| Angels' song comforting | A |
| as the comfort of Christ | Q |
| When he spake tenderly | E |
| to his sorrowful flock | A |
| The old words came to me | E |
| by the riches of time | V |
| Mellow'd and transfigured | Q |
| as I stood on the hill | C |
| Heark'ning in the aspect | Q |
| of th' eternal silence | O |
Robert Seymour Bridges
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