Analysis of Guarded Deposit



Do not ever be ashamed,
To testify for the Lord;
Share the Gospel as proclaimed,
As you walk in one accord.

He gave a holy calling,
For His intention and grace;
Before we started falling,
And caught us in His embrace.

God gave before time began,
Christ Jesus for our needs;
In the world within His plan,
Knowing about our deeds.

It is now manifested,
In seeing our Savior;
For what had been invested,
To look on us with favor.

He abolished death for life,
Immortality to light;
Although we are faced with strife,
His Gospel gives us insight.

He ordained me a poet,
As a poetry teacher;
With the help of His Spirit,
Professing as a preacher.

So I suffer as I do,
But I am never ashamed;
And continue to pursue,
That my poetry proclaimed.

For I know whom I believe,
Convinced to remain on guard;
Till the day I will receive,
When I stand in His courtyard.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ KHKH LALA MNMN H
Poetic Form
Metre 1110101 110101 1010101 1110101 1101010 1101001 0111010 0110101 1101101 1101101 0010111 1001101 111100 0101010 1111010 1111110 1010111 010011 111111 110111 1011010 1010010 1011110 0101010 1110111 1111001 0010101 1110001 1111101 0110111 1011101 111011 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 901
Words 205
Sentences 9
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 33
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 77
Words per stanza (avg) 18

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Unashamed of the Gospel 2 Timothy 1:8-12

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Written on September 29, 2023

Submitted by richardnsherrer on September 28, 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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