On Hearing "the Messiah" (performed In Gloucester Cathedral, Sept. 18, 1835.) Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDAEBFGAHIHIHI| Oh stay harmonious and sweet sounds that die | A |
| In the long vaultings of this ancient fane | B |
| Stay for I may not hear on earth again | C |
| Those pious airs that glorious harmony | D |
| Lifting the soul to brighter orbs on high | A |
| Worlds without sin or sorrow | E |
| Ah the strain | B |
| Has died ev'n the last sounds that lingeringly | F |
| Hung on the roof ere they expired | G |
| And I | A |
| Stand in the world of strife amidst a throng | H |
| A throng that recks not or of death or sin | I |
| Oh jarring scenes to cease indeed ere long | H |
| The worm hears not the discord and the din | I |
| But he whose heart thrills to this angel song | H |
| Feels the pure joy of heaven on earth begin | I |
William Lisle Bowles
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