Analysis of Ashamed Not
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
Hold no guilt of testimony,
Share suffering, be not ashamed;
Never try to be a phony,
Let the Gospel to be proclaimed.
Who called us to holy calling,
Was not because of our deeds;
The grace of Christ stopped the falling,
Through His Word the One who bleeds.
For it has been manifested,
The appearing of our Savior;
Abolished death as attested,
And looking on us with favor.
God charged me as a poet,
Appointed me as a teacher;
Writing as a daily habit,
For being a rhyming preacher.
This is why we also suffer,
But I will never be ashamed;
Because Jesus is my buffer,
From the Gospel that I have claimed.
I am convinced and do believe,
Able to guard until that day;
No longer will I have to grieve,
The reason I trust and obey.
Hold fast the form of His sound Word,
With faith and love in Jesus Christ;
No matter of what else you heard,
About this earth that has enticed.
By the Holy Spirit who dwells,
Guards your entrusted deposit;
A talent so that one excels,
Keeping you spiritually fit.
Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | ABAB CDCD XEXE FEFE EBEB GHGH IJIJ KLKL E |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111100 11001101 10111010 10101101 11111010 11011101 01111010 1110111 1111100 001011010 01011010 01011110 1111010 01011010 10101010 11001010 11111010 11110101 01101110 10101111 11010101 10110111 11011111 01011001 11011111 11010101 11011111 01111101 10101011 11010010 01011101 101100001 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,040 |
Words | 232 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 33 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 90 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
About this poem
Guard the Deposit Entrusted to You 2 Timothy 1:8–14
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Written on November 24, 2021
Submitted by richards.77936 on November 23, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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