Analysis of Faithful
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
I was appointed a teacher,
Which is why I suffer as I do,
Poetic form as a preacher,
In preaching the Gospel to you.
But I will be never ashamed,
For I know whom I have believed;
And convinced what I have proclaimed,
Your wicked state has been relieved.
You can keep watch until that day,
What has been entrusted to me;
As long as you trust and obey,
You are given insight to see.
Follow the form of the sound Word,
In the faith and love of the Lord;
What Christ has said, and you have heard,
That it shall never be ignored.
The Holy Spirit dwells in us,
Guard what is entrusted to you;
A deposit given as thus,
Helps to be able to construe.
For you know who has turned away,
May God have mercy on their soul;
That they will stop going astray,
So His Spirit be in control.
May the Lord grant mercy and grace,
Who refreshed me and not ashamed;
To let God comfort and embrace,
Urge on as His Word is proclaimed.
May the Lord grant them to find grace,
From our Lord upon that Day;
The service rendered in this place,
To learn how to trust and obey.
Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IBIB EJEJ KCKC KEKE A |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11010010 111110111 01011010 01001011 11111001 11111101 00111101 11011101 11110111 11101011 11111001 1110111 10011011 00101101 11110111 11110101 01010101 11101011 00101011 11110101 11111101 11110111 11111001 11101001 10111001 10110101 11110001 11111101 10111111 11010111 01010011 11111001 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,094 |
Words | 251 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 33 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 93 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
About this poem
Be Loyal to the Faith 2 Timothy 1:11-18
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Written on April 19, 2023
Submitted by richardnsherrer on April 18, 2023
Modified on April 18, 2023
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