Inspiration Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCB DEDE FGHG IJIJ KLKM NONO PQPR STST ABCB| LIFE of Ages richly poured | A |
| Love of God unspent and free | B |
| Flowing in the Prophet s word | C |
| And the People s liberty | B |
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| Never was to chosen race | D |
| That unstinted tide confined | E |
| Thine is every time and place | D |
| Fountain sweet of heart and mind | E |
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| Secret of the morning stars | F |
| Motion of the oldest hours | G |
| Pledge through elemental wars | H |
| Of the coming spirit s powers | G |
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| Rolling planet flaming sun | I |
| Stand in nobler man complete | J |
| Prescient laws Thine errands run | I |
| Frame the shrine for Godhead meet | J |
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| Homeward led the wondering eye | K |
| Upward yearned in joy or awe | L |
| Found the love that waited nigh | K |
| Guidance of Thy guardian Law | M |
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| In the touch of earth it thrilled | N |
| Down from mystic skies it burned | O |
| Right obeyed and passion stilled | N |
| Its eternal gladness earned | O |
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| Breathing in the thinker s creed | P |
| Pulsing in the hero s blood | Q |
| Nerving simplest thought and deed | P |
| Freshening time with truth and good | R |
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| Consecrating art and song | S |
| Holy book and pilgrim track | T |
| Hurling floods of tyrant wrong | S |
| From the sacred limits back | T |
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| Life of Ages richly poured | A |
| Love of God unspent and free | B |
| Flow still in the Prophet s word | C |
| And the People s liberty | B |
Samuel Johnson
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