Living Christ
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
I will rejoice knowing through prayer,
For it shall turn towards salvation;
The Spirit of Christ that I share,
Turns to my deliberation.
For my earnest expectation,
Hoping never to be ashamed;
With courage and affirmation,
Honored for Him to be proclaimed.
Whether life or death without pain,
For me by my living is Christ;
As well as to die is to gain,
The reason He was sacrificed.
If I am to live in this shell,
That means fruitful labor for me;
Choosing not in going to hell,
Rather Heaven I want to see.
For I am in a strait betwixt,
My desire is to depart;
In being with Christ in the next,
Which is far better for the heart.
But to remain within this skin,
As more necessary for you;
In helping you avoiding sin,
Enabled to tell what is true.
But I know that I will remain,
The joy of faith to continue;
So you will have spiritual gain,
The road to Heaven to pursue.
So that in me you have ample,
Cause of glory in Jesus Christ;
And become a prime example,
Death and resurrection sufficed.
Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer
About this poem
To Live Is Christ Philippians 1:19-26
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Written on October 15, 2022
Submitted by sir_ricky on October 14, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,044 |
Words | 234 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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