NewLife
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
This I say to testify,
That you must no longer walk;
The ways of the pagans deny,
Or how the Gentiles talk.
The vanity of their minds,
And darkened understanding;
Alienates spiritual kinds,
Of what God is commanding.
They have blindness in their heart,
Hardness that becomes callous;
Greediness that does impart,
With poison in their chalice.
That’s not what you learned from Christ,
Assuming that you have heard;
Earthly pleasures not enticed,
When you abide in His Word.
You were taught in Him the truth,
And must put off the old self;
The old manner of your youth,
Deceitful lusts on the shelf.
Be renewed in the Spirit,
The new self-likeness of God;
Righteousness to inherit,
Holy to honor and laud.
Copyright © 2024 Richard Newton Sherrer
About this poem
Our New Nature in Christ Ephesians 4:17-24
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Written on April 18, 2024
Submitted by richardnsherrer on April 17, 2024
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 752 |
Words | 158 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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