To The Memory Of R. R. Jun Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A BCBCBCDD EFGFGFHH IJIJIJKK LMNMOMPP| LATE OF IPSWICH AND ONE OF THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS | A |
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| From thy sad sire and weeping kindred torn | B |
| Thine is the crown of everlasting life | C |
| On thy closed eye has burst a brighter morn | B |
| In realms where joy and peace alone are rife | C |
| Thy soul in Christ enlightened and new born | B |
| Has meekly triumphed over nature's strife | C |
| And passed the dreary portals of the grave | D |
| Strong in the faith of Him who died to save | D |
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| Soldier of Christ thy warfare now is o'er | E |
| Thy toils accomplished and thy trials done | F |
| And thou shalt weep and sigh young saint no more | G |
| With thee the scene is closed the race is run | F |
| Death heaved the bar of that eternal door | G |
| The palm is gained the victory is won | F |
| And earthly sorrows shall no more alloy | H |
| Thy soul's pure raptures in those realms of joy | H |
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| Ah who would weep for thee the early blessed | I |
| Who that has mourned the tyranny of sin | J |
| The strong temptations which assail the breast | I |
| The fiery passions warring still within | J |
| But does not envy thee thy heavenly rest | I |
| And sighing wish that they at length may win | J |
| The narrow path thy faith and patience trod | K |
| And meet thee in the presence of thy God | K |
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| Though friends who loved thee weep above thy bier | L |
| And kindred anguish find in grief a voice | M |
| We will not mourn thy exit from this sphere | N |
| When angels in the heaven of heavens rejoice | M |
| When God's own hand hath wiped away each tear | O |
| And crowned with endless life thy happy choice | M |
| Oh blessed lot oh change with rapture fraught | P |
| Surpassing human love and human thought | P |
Susanna Moodie
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