Analysis of Reaching Forward
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
I am not already perfect,
But press on to make it my own;
Because Jesus did not reject,
Being made me as His alone.
I do not consider as made,
Forgetting what lies in the past;
Of the future not be afraid,
Rather confidence that will last.
I press on forward towards the goal,
The mark from on High for the prize;
Of God through Christ calls for my soul,
As His insight opens my eyes.
Let those of us who are mature,
Be like minded when God reveals;
Let us true to have what is pure,
When the Lord has broken the seals.
Join in by imitating me,
Keeping your eyes on those who walk;
To the example that can be,
Of the words that Jesus does talk.
For many of whom I have told,
Now I tell you even with tears;
Walking as foes being so bold,
Acting as though they have no fears.
Their destruction from earthly things,
And they have glory in their shame;
Food for belly no longer brings,
Burning desire to their flame.
But citizenship in Heaven,
Where we have a waiting Savior;
Since salvation has been given,
When God looks upon with favor.
He will change a vile body,
With one that is so glorious;
No longer one that is shoddy,
But transforms as victorious.
Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ KXKX LMLM NONO IPIP O |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11101001 11111111 01101101 10111101 11101011 01011001 10101101 10100111 111100101 01111101 11111111 1111011 11111101 11101101 11111111 10111001 1011001 10111111 10010111 10111011 11011111 11111011 10111011 10111111 10101101 01110011 11101101 10010111 1100010 11101010 10101110 11101110 1110110 11111100 11011110 10110100 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,159 |
Words | 228 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 37 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 93 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
About this poem
Straining Toward the Goal Philippians 3:12-21
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Written on August 10, 2021
Submitted by richards.77936 on August 09, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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