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​Chiasmus
In rhetoric, chiasmus is the figure of speech in which two or more clauses are related to each other through a reversal of structures in order to make a larger point; that is, the clauses display inverted parallelism. Chiasmus was particularly popular in the literature of the ancient world, including Hebrew, Greek, and Latin, where it was used to articulate the balance of order within the text.

How Exquisite Was My Joy - text from the Chiasmus contained in Alma 36
Sacred Song for Soprano with Piano accompaniment by Betsy Lee Bailey

This piece was commissioned for the Chiasmus Jubilee honoring the 50th Anniversary of John W. Welch's discovery of Chiasmus in the Book of Mormon.  It was sung by Barbara Cramer, sister of Jack Welch, at the convention on the campus of BYU, August 16th, 2017.
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