Analysis of Joyous Trials
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
Count it all as joy when you fall,
When meeting trials of all kinds;
Avoid temptations when they call,
Rather think of the Lord that binds.
Testing faith creates steadfastness,
To let patience that will perfect;
Lacking in nothing for staunchness,
So that you feel the full effect.
If you lack wisdom ask the Lord,
Who is lavish without reproach;
And requests are never ignored,
Of those who righteously approach.
Ask in faith without any doubt,
Someone with doubt is like a wave;
Driven by wind and tossed about,
Temptation has made him a slave.
For no one must ever suppose,
To get anything from the Lord;
Only when asked the blessing flows,
When sincerely in one accord.
Be not a double-minded man,
Being unstable in all your ways;
Rather by pursuing His plan,
Stable throughout all of your days.
Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | ABAB XCBC DEDE FGFG HDHD IJIJ X |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 11111111 11010111 01010111 10110111 1010110 11101101 1001011 11110101 11110101 11100101 00111001 11110001 10101101 1111101 10110101 01011101 11111001 1110101 10110101 10100101 11010101 100100111 10101011 10011111 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 845 |
Words | 175 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 25 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 95 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
About this poem
Testing of Your Faith James 1:2-8
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Written on February 13, 2023
Submitted by sir_ricky on February 12, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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