Analysis of Fighting the Good Fight
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
O man of God flee the things,
As unrighteously sinful;
For the pleasure that it brings,
And considered unlawful.
Pursue righteousness and love,
Keep a godly faith in life;
For blessings flow from above,
That will help avoid the strife.
For your faith fight the good fight,
So eternal life takes hold;
That will give you the insight,
As God’s plan starts to unfold.
You made a good confession,
As to what you have been called;
In your faith of profession,
To cleanse where you have been flawed.
So in the presence of God,
Who gives life to everything;
We should all honor and laud,
As we go worship and sing.
Keep the commandments unstained,
Without a blemish or spot;
The sight of Christ is attained,
Who has your sins that He bought.
He will display at a time,
Since He has been King of kings;
As He has erased all your crime
The Sovereign Lord of lords brings.
For your immorality,
Dwells in a standoffish light;
None will see iniquity,
That laud the eternal right.
Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GXGH XIHI JKJK LALA MEME X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111101 1110 1010111 0010010 0110001 1010101 1101101 1110101 1111011 1010111 111101 1111101 1101010 1111111 0111010 1111111 1001011 111110 1111001 1111001 1001001 0101011 0111101 1111111 1101101 1111111 11101111 0101111 110100 10011 1110100 1100101 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,017 |
Words | 220 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 33 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 88 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Fight the Good Fight of Faith 1 Timothy 6:11-16
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