Analysis of Histroy Lessons



Give an ear to what I have taught,
Incline your ear unto the Word;
Adhering to the life you sought,
Think not of them to be absurd.

I will speak of a parable.
Utter a dark saying of old;
That still is merely viable,
To generations have been told.

The things that we have heard and known,
That our fathers have explained;
And have been etched in solid stone,
In the future will be proclaimed.

We will not hide them from the truth,
But pass to each generation;
Through the offspring of our youth,
That they receive inspiration.

For the wondrous deeds of the Lord,
Might and wonders that He has done;
That they never to be ignored,
To recognize He had begun.

He laid out a testimony,
And having appointed a Law;
All genuine, not a phony,
To teach how not to get a flaw.

So that the next generation,
Might know them that has not been born;
To become a new creation,
Unto the place, they will sojourn.

Arise so that they set their hope,
Not to forget the works of God;
Of the adversities to cope,
Always giving honor and laud.

They should not be like their father,
Being stubborn and rebellious;
Righteousness will take them farther,
Others are lustfully jealous.

Be faithful to God and righteous,
To Him be steadfast in your heart;
Always being conscientious,
Doing what is right from the start

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EXEX FGFG HGHG IJIJ GXGX KXKX LMLM MNMN L
Poetic Form
Metre 11111111 01111001 01010111 11111101 11110100 10011011 11110100 1010111 01111101 11010101 01110101 00101101 11111101 1111010 1011101 1101010 10101101 10101111 11101101 1101101 1110100 01001001 11001010 11111101 1101010 11111111 10101010 10011110 01111111 11010111 10111 1101001 11111110 10100010 10011110 101110 11011010 1111011 110010 10111101 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,340
Words 291
Sentences 11
Stanzas 11
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 41
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 95
Words per stanza (avg) 22

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Tell the Coming Generation Psalm 78:1-8

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Written on September 24, 2022

Submitted by sir_ricky on September 23, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

1:27 min read
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Richard Newton Sherrer

I was born and raised on a farm in Pennsylvania. It was a small family farm that was handed down through 8 generations of Sherrer men until my father; Newton just could not make a living from it any longer. He thought that I would make a better living away from the farm. So, I decided to join the Air Force in 1969 upon graduating from high school. I gained quite a bit of experience and insight on life while in the service. Even though I was only stationed on the east coast of the US, my Air Force career took me to Germany and Korea. After 20 years wearing of the blue uniform, I decided going in a different direction and found myself becoming very diverse in many different fields. Something still seemed missing to me after being separated from the service for about 10 years. The Air Force was a way of life for me, but really missed life in Korea. I found myself changing careers again. Poetry was an interest of his since my days in high school. With returning to the Lord, I felt motivated to write of my Christian beliefs. I started looking at Bible verses and reflecting on my own personal experiences. The Bible was found to be as true today as to when the various books were written. I could see much of what the Bible is teaching us as valid as every in modern time. It felt only natural to me on using his personal experience based on Bible verses and see much of my own life written in the Scriptures. God inspires me what to write about though. I do not claim to be an expert on God or the Bible. I am just a Christian who has become enlightened to write poetic verses from the Holy Scriptures. more…

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