The Living Stone
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
You are of the chosen race,
People of His possession;
Royal priesthood to embrace,
Part of a holy nation.
Proclaim the excellencies,
Who called you out of darkness;
To His illuminances,
And has clothed of your starkness.
Once you were not His people,
But now you are of the Lord;
With mercy through the Gospel,
And being in one accord.
I urge you as sojourners,
To abstain from the passions;
Causing you to be sinners,
Lusting of earthly fashions.
It wages war on your soul,
Keep conduct honorable;
Do not let Satan control,
To God be favorable.
So when evildoers speak,
They may see all your good deeds;
Glorify God as you seek,
All the goodness that proceeds.
Copyright © 2024 Richard Newton Sherrer
About this poem
Extravagant Love 1 Peter 2:9–12
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Written on April 02, 2024
Submitted by richardnsherrer on April 01, 2024
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 708 |
Words | 154 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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