Analysis of Come unto the LORD



Come everyone who may thirst,
Come on down to the waters;
No money will be dispersed,
To bring your sons and daughters.

The land of milk and honey,
Come unto the feast and eat;
Wine and milk without money,
Sample the delicious meat.

Why do you pay for the bread?
Your work does not satisfy;
Listen to Me what I said,
The rich food not to deny.

Hear Me so your soul may live,
I make a new covenant;
My steadfast love will forgive,
Through confession, you repent.

I made you as a witness,
A leader for the people;
Showing spiritual fitness,
For conduct in the temple.

A nation that did not know,
Of the Lord the Holy One;
Glorified you white as snow,
My only begotten Son.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF XXXX GHGH IJIJ X
Poetic Form
Metre 110111 1111010 1101101 1111010 0111010 1100101 1010110 1000101 1111101 111110 1011111 0111101 1111111 1101100 111101 1010101 1111010 0101010 10100010 1010010 0101111 1010101 101111 1100101 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 716
Words 163
Sentences 8
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 79
Words per stanza (avg) 19

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The Compassion of the LORD Isaiah 55:1-5

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Written on August 08, 2023

Submitted by richardnsherrer on August 07, 2023

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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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