Virgin Of Bethlehem Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB BCBC DEDE FGFG HBHB| Virgin of Bethlehem spouse of the Holy One | A |
| Star of the pilgrim on life s stormy sea | B |
| Humbler thy lot was than this world s most lowly one | A |
| List to the prayers that we offer to thee | B |
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| Not for the joys that this false earth bestoweth | B |
| Empty and fleeting as April sunshine | C |
| But for the grace that from holiness floweth | B |
| Grace purest Mother that always was thine | C |
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| Charity ardent and zeal that abounded | D |
| Thine was the will of thy Father above | E |
| Thus thy life s fervor so strangely confounded | D |
| Cold hearts that mocked at religion s pure love | E |
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| Meekness in suffering patience excelling | F |
| Bowed thee unmurm ring beneath sorrow s rod | G |
| Spirit of purity ever indwelling | F |
| Made thee the Temple and Mother of God | G |
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| These are the gifts that thy children implore | H |
| With hearts warmly beating and low bended knee | B |
| Oh ask of thy Son whom we humbly adore | H |
| To grant us the prayers that we whisper to thee | B |
Rosanna Eleanor Leprohon
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