Analysis of Knowing Christ
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
Whatever gain that I had,
It was counted as a loss;
For the sake of Christ my bad,
Was deleted by the cross.
I count all things as a loss,
Because of surpassing worth;
Knowing that Christ on His cross,
My Lord who gave me rebirth.
For His sake, I suffered loss,
All things considered rubbish;
Jesus was able to toss,
Wickedness to abolish.
No righteousness of my own,
That is coming from the Law;
I confess before His throne,
For erasing any flaw.
For it comes through faith in Christ,
Righteousness from God that depends;
On the faith that He enticed,
And within you, He befriends.
Know about resurrection,
And the power that to hold;
For heavenly ascension,
Letting His wisdom unfold.
By any means possible,
Have resurrection from death;
That Christ makes me capable,
Reviving me with new breath.
Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer
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Metre | 101111 1110101 1011111 1010101 1111101 0110101 1011111 1111101 1111101 1101010 1011011 1001010 1100111 1110101 1010111 1010101 1111101 10011101 1011101 0011101 101010 0010111 1100010 1011001 1101100 101011 1111100 0101111 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 845 |
Words | 181 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 29 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 83 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
About this poem
Righteousness Through Faith in Christ Philippians 3:7-11
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Written on January 13, 2023
Submitted by sir_ricky on January 12, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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