Past Lessons
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
Give an ear to my teaching,
Incline your ear to the Word;
To what my mouth is preaching,
Adhering to what is heard.
I tell you a parable,
Uttering dark tales of old;
Of things that were terrible,
That our fathers have told.
Things that we have heard and known,
That our fathers have said;
Of the things the Lord has shown,
We should be doing instead.
From the children not to hide,
Future generations show;
Glorious deeds bonafide,
And wonders that always grow.
Because the Lord and His might,
And wonders that have been done;
Are able to give insight,
Ever since time had begun.
He gave a testimony,
While appointing a Law;
For teaching what is phony,
In obviating a flaw.
So our fathers must teach,
That the next generation;
Being able to outreach,
A child declaration.
They should set their hopes in God,
Not forgetting all His deeds;
Abide to honor and laud,
And He will supply your needs.
Be faithful with steadfast love,
Not rebellious and stubborn;
Think about Heaven above,
On earth while you sojourn.
Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer
About this poem
Tell the Coming Generation Psalm 78:1-8
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Written on March 15, 2022
Submitted by richards.77936 on March 14, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ KLKL MJMJ XNXN OPOP X |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,058 |
Words | 230 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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