Seek God to Live
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
Seek good and not evil,
As to that, you may live;
Work not for the devil,
Only to God to give.
For the Lord God of Host,
Will be with you always;
Letting the Holy Ghost,
Guide you throughout your days.
Hate evil and love good,
Giving justice at the gate;
Be gracious as you should,
Let not dark seal your fate.
Wailing is in the street,
Calling farmers to mourn;
Lamentation shall meet,
To all those who sojourn.
The vineyards are wailing,
God passes through your midst;
Repent to unfailing,
Before judgement has blitzed.
Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer
About this poem
An Exhortation to Repentance Amos 5:14-17
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Written on December 23, 2022
Submitted by sir_ricky on December 22, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 566 |
Words | 125 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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