Analysis of The Servant Mission



God created Heaven and earth,
Stretched them in the vastness of space;
Spread out the earth to give new birth,
As the Lord was shedding His grace.

He gave breath to all His creatures,
And a spirit who walks in it;
Righteousness to all that features,
Holiness is what they merit.

He has called us in righteousness,
Taking you by the hand to keep;
And blessing you with graciousness,
Watching over you as you sleep.

For He gives a new covenant,
A new light for all the nations;
To stretch over each continent,
Establishing His relations.

He opens the eyes of the blind,
Freeing prisoners from the dark;
Loosening any chains that bind,
A free will where they will embark.

For He is the Lord our God,
And glory goes to no other;
To whom you shall honor and laud,
With praises for not another.

The former things have come to pass,
As the new things He will declare;
As the old will wither like grass,
Before they spring forth as to share.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CXCX DEDE FGFG HIHI XJXJ KLKL J
Poetic Form
Metre 10101001 11001011 11011111 10111011 11111110 00101101 10011110 10011110 11110100 10110111 01011100 10101111 11101100 01111010 11101100 01001010 11001101 10100101 10010111 01111101 11101101 01011110 11111001 11011010 01011111 10111101 10111011 01111111 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 980
Words 213
Sentences 8
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 29
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 96
Words per stanza (avg) 22

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The LORD's Chosen Servant Isaiah 42:5-9

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Written on November 19, 2023

Submitted by richardnsherrer on November 18, 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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