The Superior Way
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
Love never ends and never fails,
But prophecies will pass away;
Although knowledge may give details,
But our tongue will make you stray.
Because we prophesy in part,
But partially passes away;
For what maybe comes from the heart,
If coming down for us to obey.
Before when I was a child,
As a child my thoughts did speak;
As a man, no longer wild,
In the things, I started to seek.
I stopped any childish thought,
After I had become a man;
For it was Heaven that I sought,
And what the Lord has in His plan.
Now we see a light dimly lit,
In a dark mirror face to face;
Look to be spiritually fit,
For the receiving of His grace.
I know in part what I shall know,
Even though I have fully known;
That faith, hope, and love always flow,
Of the superior way alone.
Faith, hope, and love abide these three,
But the greatest of these is love;
Because all love will come from thee,
Flowing down from Heaven above.
Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer
About this poem
Faith. Hope. Love. 1 Corinthians 13:8-13
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Written on November 23, 2022
Submitted by sir_ricky on November 22, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 954 |
Words | 215 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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