Analysis of The Living Word
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
As you always have obeyed,
Not only in my presence;
The sacrifice has been paid,
For the time in my absence.
Work out your own salvation,
With all your trembling and fear;
To be a new creation,
Remembering to revere.
It is God who works in you,
To work for His good pleasure;
And always remaining true,
Because you are His treasure.
Do all things without mumbling,
That you will remain blameless;
Innocent and not grumbling,
Always calm and without stress.
A twisted generation,
The perverse nation unfurled;
Watch not their abomination,
But shine your light in the world.
Hold fast to the Word of life,
So that in the day of Christ;
You will not labor in strife,
But in Jesus be enticed.
Even if I am offered,
To be poured out as a drink;
I shall not be a coward,
Only in Christ will I think.
My joy in the faith I serve,
I am glad and will rejoice;
In confidence has the nerve,
Happy to make it my choice.
Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GXGX CHCH IJIJ KLKL MNMN F |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111101 1100110 010111 1010110 1111010 11110001 1101010 0100101 1111101 1111110 010101 0111110 11101100 1110110 10001100 110011 010010 0011001 1110010 1111001 1110111 1100111 1111001 1010101 1011110 1111101 1111010 1001111 1100111 1110101 0100101 1011111 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 955 |
Words | 217 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 33 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 82 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
About this poem
Lights in the World Philippians 2:12-18
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Written on December 08, 2022
Submitted by sir_ricky on December 07, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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