Call and Commission
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
Before He formed you in the womb,
He blessed you before you were born;
Laid out plans through life till the tomb,
While on earth that you sojourn.
I do not know just how to speak,
For I am only in my youth;
I have not learned how I should seek,
In finding out just what is truth.
But I should not say as a youth,
For to all to whom He has sent;
What He commands be not uncouth,
Rather to know of the intent.
Do not be afraid about them,
Because the Lord will deliver;
He assures that He will condemn,
Since they follow the deceiver.
The Lord touched my mouth with His hand,
Into my mouth He put His Word;
Everything that He would demand,
So my ears able to have heard.
He set this day over nations,
To pluck up while breaking down;
For becoming new creations,
In building and plant a new town.
Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer
About this poem
The Call of Jeremiah Jeremiah 1:4-10
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Written on February 15, 2022
Submitted by richards.77936 on February 14, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXAX BCBC CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ F |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 839 |
Words | 193 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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