Analysis of Priesthood
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
We were gentle just like a nurse,
Cherishing care for a child;
And expecting something worse,
That would come being defiled.
Being ready, willing to share,
Affectionately desirous;
Knowing that God is just and fair,
Of our sins when we confess.
Our labor and the toil,
While we worked both day and night;
As we farm and till the soil,
Carries a burden of delight.
God and you are my witnesses,
How holy, righteous, and blameless;
Through having spiritual fitness,
And no longer do I transgress.
Our conduct toward believers,
That you are a child of God;
To be salvation receivers,
Ensured to be no longer flawed.
You are worthy to walk with God,
Who calls you into His Kingdom;
In glory to honor and laud,
Upon you, He gives you wisdom.
Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | ABAB CDCE FGFG XDDE HIHJ IKJK X |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 10101101 1001101 0010101 111101 10101011 01000010 10111101 11011101 1010001 1111101 1110101 10010101 10111100 11010010 110100010 01101101 100101010 1110111 11010010 01111101 11101111 11101110 01011001 01111110 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 782 |
Words | 167 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 25 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 87 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
About this poem
Reception and Opposition 1 Thessalonians 2:7-12
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