Analysis of Loyal to the Faith



Be not afraid to testify,
About Jesus Christ our Lord;
While staying in one accord,
And in being loved and adored.

Share in the suffering of Christ,
Who called us to holy calling;
And how much He had sacrificed,
Might be considered appalling.

The Gospel that has been decreed,
That is calling by His power;
For His mercy which will succeed,
Gives purpose and grace each hour.

A holy calling in which He gave,
In Christ Jesus before time began;
Rescuing us as from the grave,
For every last woman and man.

This has now been manifested,
Through appearance of our Savior;
In ridding death as attested,
An afterlife to shine favor.

I was appointed a poet,
A preacher teaching the Gospel;
Never considered a prophet,
But to suffer for the people.

But I am not to be ashamed,
For I know what I do believe;
Convinced of what I have proclaimed,
For salvation that I receive.

Follow the pattern of the Word,
In the faith and the love of Christ;
Everything that you read and heard,
The Holy Spirit has enticed.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme XAAA BCBC DEDE FGFG XEXE HIHI JKJK LBLB E
Poetic Form
Metre 1101110 01101101 1100101 00101001 10010011 11111010 0111110 11010010 01011101 11101110 11101101 11001110 010100111 011001101 10011101 110011001 1111100 101011010 01011010 1101110 11010010 01010010 10010010 11101010 11111101 11111101 01111101 10101101 10010101 00100111 1011101 01010101 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,049
Words 227
Sentences 9
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 33
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 91
Words per stanza (avg) 21

About this poem

Not Ashamed of the Gospel 2 Timothy 1:8-14

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Written on October 05, 2022

Submitted by sir_ricky on October 04, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Richard Newton Sherrer

I was born and raised on a farm in Pennsylvania. It was a small family farm that was handed down through 8 generations of Sherrer men until my father; Newton just could not make a living from it any longer. He thought that I would make a better living away from the farm. So, I decided to join the Air Force in 1969 upon graduating from high school. I gained quite a bit of experience and insight on life while in the service. Even though I was only stationed on the east coast of the US, my Air Force career took me to Germany and Korea. After 20 years wearing of the blue uniform, I decided going in a different direction and found myself becoming very diverse in many different fields. Something still seemed missing to me after being separated from the service for about 10 years. The Air Force was a way of life for me, but really missed life in Korea. I found myself changing careers again. Poetry was an interest of his since my days in high school. With returning to the Lord, I felt motivated to write of my Christian beliefs. I started looking at Bible verses and reflecting on my own personal experiences. The Bible was found to be as true today as to when the various books were written. I could see much of what the Bible is teaching us as valid as every in modern time. It felt only natural to me on using his personal experience based on Bible verses and see much of my own life written in the Scriptures. God inspires me what to write about though. I do not claim to be an expert on God or the Bible. I am just a Christian who has become enlightened to write poetic verses from the Holy Scriptures. more…

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