Analysis of Be Humbled
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
Humble yourself to His hand,
So that He may exalt you;
Abiding by His command,
Remaining faithful and true.
God casts your anxieties,
Because He does care for you;
Also your iniquities,
Through confession to pursue.
Be sober and vigilant,
About the roaring lion;
Satan prowls and is violent,
Outside the gates of Zion.
He will seek to devour,
For the faith in which you lack;
Uncertain of the hour,
He will attack from the back.
Resist having your faith firm,
For he afflicts suffering;
His attacks for the long term,
But Christ will be buffering.
After you suffer in time,
The eternal glory of Christ;
He will assist in your climb,
To be able to resist.
For the grace of God restores,
Strengthens you to establish;
For resisting the uproars,
Conduct that is devilish.
To Him be the dominion,
Glory that will not sever;
With God be your reunion,
Eternally forever.
Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | ABAB CBCB DEDE FGFG HIHI JXJX XKCK EFEF F |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1001111 1111011 0101101 0101001 1110100 0111111 1011 1010101 1100100 0101010 10101100 1101110 1111010 1010111 0101010 1101101 0110111 1101100 1011011 1111100 1011001 00101011 1101011 1110101 1011101 1011010 101001 011110 1110010 1011110 1111010 0100010 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 912 |
Words | 197 |
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) | 79 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
About this poem
Shepherd the Flock of God 1 Peter 5:6-11
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