Watchman! What Of The Night? Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABABCA CACDA DADEA EAFAA DDDDDAAGGDDAAAAAAA| Watchman What of the night | A |
| No light we see | B |
| Our souls are bruised and sickened with the sight | A |
| Of this foul crime against humanity | B |
| The Ways are dark | C |
| I SEE THE MORNING LIGHT | A |
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| The Ways are dark | C |
| Faith folds her wings and Hope in piteous plight | A |
| Has dimmed her radiant lamp to feeblest spark | C |
| Love bleeding lies | D |
| I SEE THE MORNING LIGHT | A |
| - | |
| Love bleeding lies | D |
| Struck down by this grim fury of despight | A |
| Which once again her Master crucifies | D |
| He dies again | E |
| I SEE THE MORNING LIGHT | A |
| - | |
| He dies again | E |
| By evil slain Who died for man's respite | A |
| By man's insensate rage again is slain | F |
| O woful sight | A |
| I SEE THE MORNING LIGHT | A |
| - | |
| Beyond the war clouds and the reddened ways | D |
| I see the Promise of the Coming Days | D |
| I see His Sun arise new charged with grace | D |
| Earth's tears to dry and all her woes efface | D |
| Christ lives Christ loves Christ rules | D |
| No more shall Might | A |
| Though leagued with all the Forces of the Night | A |
| Ride over Right No more shall Wrong | G |
| The world's gross agonies prolong | G |
| Who waits His Time shall surely see | D |
| The triumph of His Constancy | D |
| When without let or bar or stay | A |
| The coming of His Perfect Day | A |
| Shall sweep the Powers of Night away | A |
| And Faith replumed for nobler flight | A |
| And Hope aglow with radiance bright | A |
| And Love in loveliness bedight | A |
| SHALL GREET THE MORNING LIGHT | A |
William Arthur Dunkerley (john Oxenham)
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