Analysis of The Office of Christ



The Spirit of God is upon me,
To bring good news unto the poor;
Anointed my insight to see,
Guiding me to the open door.

He sent me to bind the heartbroken,
Proclaim liberty to captives;
For in His Word He has spoken,
From a confession He forgives.

I proclaim the year of the Lord,
Day of vengeance of our God;
Comforting those in one accord,
And willing to honor and laud.

He grants those who mourn in Zion,
To give headdress instead of ash;
No longer be an alien,
Nor with being treated like trash.

He will pour oil of gladness,
And give them a garment of praise;
No longer for mourning sadness,
A newness for living your days.

Not weak with fainted spirit,
Planting the oaks of righteousness;
The Lord glorifies their merit,
Commending them that He will bless.

They shall build up ancient ruins,
Raise up former devastation;
Chase away the gloom that darkens,
To bring on a new foundation.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme AXAX BCBC DXDX BEBE CFGF HGHX XBCB X
Poetic Form
Metre 010111011 11111001 0101111 10110101 11111010 01100110 10111110 10010101 10101101 11101101 10010101 01011001 11111010 1110111 11011100 11101011 111111 01101011 11011010 01011011 1111010 10011100 0110110 01011111 11111010 1110010 1010111 11101010 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 939
Words 203
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) 21

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The Year of the LORD's Favor Isaiah 61:1-4

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Written on June 20, 2023

Submitted by richardnsherrer on June 19, 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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