Histroy Lessons
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
Give an ear to what I have taught,
Incline your ear unto the Word;
Adhering to the life you sought,
Think not of them to be absurd.
I will speak of a parable.
Utter a dark saying of old;
That still is merely viable,
To generations have been told.
The things that we have heard and known,
That our fathers have explained;
And have been etched in solid stone,
In the future will be proclaimed.
We will not hide them from the truth,
But pass to each generation;
Through the offspring of our youth,
That they receive inspiration.
For the wondrous deeds of the Lord,
Might and wonders that He has done;
That they never to be ignored,
To recognize He had begun.
He laid out a testimony,
And having appointed a Law;
All genuine, not a phony,
To teach how not to get a flaw.
So that the next generation,
Might know them that has not been born;
To become a new creation,
Unto the place, they will sojourn.
Arise so that they set their hope,
Not to forget the works of God;
Of the adversities to cope,
Always giving honor and laud.
They should not be like their father,
Being stubborn and rebellious;
Righteousness will take them farther,
Others are lustfully jealous.
Be faithful to God and righteous,
To Him be steadfast in your heart;
Always being conscientious,
Doing what is right from the start
Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer
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Tell the Coming Generation Psalm 78:1-8
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Written on September 24, 2022
Submitted by sir_ricky on September 23, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | ABAB CDCD EXEX FGFG HGHG IJIJ GXGX KXKX LMLM MNMN L |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,340 |
Words | 291 |
Stanzas | 11 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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