Analysis of The Obedient Servant
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
The Lord has given me a tongue,
By all of those who have been taught;
I should know how the Word is flung,
For sustaining those who have sought.
I know how to sustain the Word,
To someone who has been weary;
In the morning that it is heard,
For waking up those who query.
The Lord God has opened my ear,
I defied not nor turned away;
I know to honor and revere,
Because I will trust and obey.
I gave my back to those who strike,
My cheeks to them that plucked my hair;
Because of me acting godlike,
For the things with the Lord I share.
I hid not my face from disgrace,
For those spitting trying to shame;
Because I know God will embrace,
As I continue to proclaim.
For the Lord will vindicate me,
As I shall not be confounded;
Since He opens my eyes to see,
What His Word that has astounded.
I have set my face like a flint,
For I will not be put to shame;
Light of His glory makes them squint,
In the darkness hearing His name.
Behold, the Lord God will help me,
They all wear out as a garment;
Who would declare me as guilty,
As each one dies as a varmint.
Who amongst you that fears the Lord,
As His soul who obeys His voice;
In the darkness He is ignored,
For iniquities are their choice.
Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | ABAB CDCD XEXE XFAF GHGH DIDI JHJH DXDJ KLKL X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01110101 11111111 11110111 10101111 11110101 1111110 00101111 11011110 01111011 10111101 11110001 01111001 11111111 11111111 0111101 10110111 11111101 11101011 01111101 11010101 10111001 11111010 11101111 11111010 11111101 11111111 11110111 00101011 01011111 11111010 11011110 11111010 10111101 11110111 00101101 11111 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,198 |
Words | 245 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 37 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 95 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
About this poem
Sin and the Servant's Obedience Isaiah 50:4-10
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Written on September 29, 2021
Submitted by richards.77936 on September 28, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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