The Living Word
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
As you always have obeyed,
Not only in my presence;
The sacrifice has been paid,
For the time in my absence.
Work out your own salvation,
With all your trembling and fear;
To be a new creation,
Remembering to revere.
It is God who works in you,
To work for His good pleasure;
And always remaining true,
Because you are His treasure.
Do all things without mumbling,
That you will remain blameless;
Innocent and not grumbling,
Always calm and without stress.
A twisted generation,
The perverse nation unfurled;
Watch not their abomination,
But shine your light in the world.
Hold fast to the Word of life,
So that in the day of Christ;
You will not labor in strife,
But in Jesus be enticed.
Even if I am offered,
To be poured out as a drink;
I shall not be a coward,
Only in Christ will I think.
My joy in the faith I serve,
I am glad and will rejoice;
In confidence has the nerve,
Happy to make it my choice.
Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer
About this poem
Lights in the World Philippians 2:12-18
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Written on December 08, 2022
Submitted by sir_ricky on December 07, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GXGX CHCH IJIJ KLKL MNMN F |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 955 |
Words | 217 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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