Analysis of The Chosen People



Put away malice and deceit,
All hypocrisy and slander;
Be more positive and upbeat,
Think of Christ as your commander.

Like newborn babes desire milk,
You may grow into salvation;
A feeling being smooth as silk,
Making you a new creation.

You have tasted the Lord is good,
He is a gracious cornerstone;
Doing as you righteously should,
And thinking of how you have grown.

A living stone refused by those,
But precious in the sight of God;
And of the people that He chose,
That worship to honor and laud.

Like living stones are being built,
For being a holy priesthood;
Completely free of sin and guilt,
The sacred sacrifice you stood.

I will lay in Zion a stone,
Chosen cornerstone and precious;
The One God Himself glory shone,
Shining brightly and so gracious.

So whoever believes in Christ,
Will not be committed to shame;
But willing to be sacrificed,
As they go about to proclaim.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GXGX HEHE FIFI JKJK B
Poetic Form
Metre 10110001 10100010 1110001 11111010 11010101 11101010 01010111 10101010 11100111 1101010 10111001 01011111 01010111 11000111 01010111 11011001 11011101 11001010 01011101 0101011 11101001 1010010 01101101 10100110 10100101 11101011 1101110 11101101 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 932
Words 197
Sentences 8
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 29
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 92
Words per stanza (avg) 20

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A Living Stone and a Holy People 1 Peter 2:1-6

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Written on January 20, 2023

Submitted by sir_ricky on January 19, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Richard Newton Sherrer

I was born and raised on a farm in Pennsylvania. It was a small family farm that was handed down through 8 generations of Sherrer men until my father; Newton just could not make a living from it any longer. He thought that I would make a better living away from the farm. So, I decided to join the Air Force in 1969 upon graduating from high school. I gained quite a bit of experience and insight on life while in the service. Even though I was only stationed on the east coast of the US, my Air Force career took me to Germany and Korea. After 20 years wearing of the blue uniform, I decided going in a different direction and found myself becoming very diverse in many different fields. Something still seemed missing to me after being separated from the service for about 10 years. The Air Force was a way of life for me, but really missed life in Korea. I found myself changing careers again. Poetry was an interest of his since my days in high school. With returning to the Lord, I felt motivated to write of my Christian beliefs. I started looking at Bible verses and reflecting on my own personal experiences. The Bible was found to be as true today as to when the various books were written. I could see much of what the Bible is teaching us as valid as every in modern time. It felt only natural to me on using his personal experience based on Bible verses and see much of my own life written in the Scriptures. God inspires me what to write about though. I do not claim to be an expert on God or the Bible. I am just a Christian who has become enlightened to write poetic verses from the Holy Scriptures. more…

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