I Heard An Angel Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABC DDEE FFGH I EE JJFF| I heard an Angel singing | A |
| When the day was springing | A |
| 'Mercy Pity Peace | B |
| Is the world's release ' | C |
| - | |
| Thus he sung all day | D |
| Over the new mown hay | D |
| Till the sun went down | E |
| And haycocks looked brown | E |
| - | |
| I heard a Devil curse | F |
| Over the heath and the furze | F |
| 'Mercy could be no more | G |
| If there was nobody poor | H |
| - | |
| And pity no more could be | I |
| If all were as happy as we ' | - |
| At his curse the sun went down | E |
| And the heavens gave a frown | E |
| - | |
| Down pour'd the heavy rain | J |
| Over the new reap'd grain | J |
| And Miseries' increase | F |
| Is Mercy Pity Peace | F |
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