Analysis of Exhortation
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
See the letters I am writing,
Writing to you with my own hand;
Being someone who is fighting,
Against critical race demand.
It is those who would want to show,
The color of flesh that would force;
The persecution what some know,
Of not having any remorse.
But we are just one human race,
Regardless or not circumcised;
The cross of Christ should be embraced,
By all who laud the crucified.
For no one ever keeps the Law,
As they will continue to boast;
Glory in the flesh makes a flaw,
Not confessed for the Holy Ghost.
God forbid that I should glory,
Except in the cross of the Lord;
Anything derogatory,
I considered it be ignored.
Circumcision counts for nothing,
But faith makes a new creation;
Because for your belief will bring,
Eternal life and salvation.
As for all who walk by the rule,
Peace and mercy be upon them;
Judgment comes to those who are cruel,
In which our Lord will condemn.
Henceforth let no one trouble me,
For I bear the marks of the Lord;
Because I know that God will see,
I am walking in one accord.
May the grace of Christ our Lord,
Abide and be with your spirit;
His blessings to anoint be poured,
For the effort of your merit.
Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | ABAB CDCD XXXX EFEF GHGH AIAI XJXJ GHGH HKHK X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10101110 10111111 1011110 01100101 11111111 01011111 0010111 11101001 11111101 0101110 01111101 1111010 11110101 11101011 10001101 10110101 10111110 01001101 100100 10101101 0101110 11101010 01110111 01010010 11111101 10101011 101111110 01101101 11111101 11101101 01111111 11100101 10111101 01011110 11010111 10101110 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,161 |
Words | 222 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 37 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 94 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
About this poem
The New Creation Galatians 6:11-18
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Written on October 31, 2021
Submitted by richards.77936 on October 30, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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