Analysis of Chosen People
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
To whom coming unto Him,
A living stone rejected;
No longer need to feel grim,
To be as one selected.
In His sight being precious,
Being one of His elect;
Under His righteous justice,
Christ as the bridge to connect.
You yourselves like living stones,
Built up for a spiritual home;
Sacrificial when one atones,
Sanctuary whence you roam.
In Zion God lays a stone,
Of those who truly believe;
No shame what they condone,
For salvation they receive.
You who believe have honor,
Rejected by the builders;
A stone that is a fawner,
Another one bewilders.
For some an offensive rock,
A stone causing to stumble;
No insight where they may walk,
Because not being humble.
They are disobedient,
Not being a royal priest;
Because they are deviant,
They are barred from the feast.
You are the generation,
Within the marvelous light;
Part of the holy nation,
Finding favor in His sight.
Prior to mercy and grace,
You were not as His people;
But now welcome to His place,
For your faith in the Gospel.
Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | AXAX BCBC XDBD EFEF GHGH XIXI JKJK LMLM NINI G |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1110101 0101010 1101111 1111010 0111010 1011101 1011010 1101101 1011101 111010001 010111 100111 0101101 1111001 111101 1010101 1101110 0101010 011101 0101010 1110101 0110110 111111 0111010 110100 1100101 0111100 111101 110010 0101001 1101010 1010011 1011001 1011110 1110111 1110010 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,039 |
Words | 226 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 37 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 81 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
About this poem
A Living Stone 1 Peter 2:4-10
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Written on October 19, 2022
Submitted by sir_ricky on October 18, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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