Analysis of Bitter Roots
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
Lift up your drooping hands,
And strengthen your weak knees;
Make straight paths to commands,
That God blows in the breeze.
A straight path for your feet,
The lame may not put out;
Be healed as an elite,
A saint having no doubt.
Strive for peace with all men,
Holiness in the Lord;
Helping others see then,
You are in one accord.
See that no one will fail,
To obtain grace from God;
Confession to unveil,
To where they have been flawed.
No root of bitterness,
That has made them defiled;
The grace of God does bless,
For being as His child.
Any adulterer,
Or a profane person;
Any fornicator,
Regret what he has done.
To receive a blessing,
He then has to repent;
The atoned tears will bring,
Cause an end to torment.
Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GXGX XCXX HIHI JKJK H |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111101 010111 111101 111001 011111 011111 111101 011011 111111 100001 101011 110101 111111 101111 010101 111111 111100 11111 011111 110111 100100 100110 101 011111 101010 111101 01111 11111 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 765 |
Words | 174 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 29 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 74 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
About this poem
Warning against Rejecting God’s Grace Hebrews 12:12-17
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Written on November 11, 2022
Submitted by sir_ricky on November 10, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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