A New Year Plea
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
Another year is departing,
While our memories fade;
Because a new year is starting,
The calendar has conveyed.
What we see within our view,
Only the numbers have changed;
From what was old unto the new,
How the months have been arranged.
But we look for a renewed hope,
About what happened in the past;
Of the things that we had to cope,
As our trials pass by fast.
All trials and tribulations,
Had been making us go astray;
Because of the inhibitions,
Which has caused us to disobey.
But our hope is nothing less,
Than looking unto Jesus Christ;
And leaning on His righteousness,
To resist things that have enticed.
We look to a new year for new light,
For guiding us on a new path;
A path for giving new insight,
So that we are spared from the wrath.
So let us bring in the new year,
With the promise of God in trust;
Continue to honor and fear,
In the One who is fair and just.
Copyright © 2023 Richard Newton Sherrer
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A New Year with New Hope
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Written on January 01, 2024
Submitted by richardnsherrer on December 31, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 928 |
Words | 210 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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