Analysis of Lights in the World
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
As you have always obeyed,
Not only in my presence;
And no longer have you strayed,
Trembling fear in my absence.
It is God who works in you,
To will for His good pleasure;
Your salvation makes it true,
He thinks of you as treasure.
Do all things without grumbling,
That you remain innocent;
Avoiding any mumbling,
Bestow as a beneficent.
A child without blemish,
In this wry generation;
For the Father to cherish,
As a new creation.
Shine as a light in the world,
For being a shining star;
Watch His plan be unfurled,
An example as you are.
Hold fast to the Word of Life,
So that in the day of Christ;
No labor of vain in strife,
That evil would be enticed.
Even if poured out as a drink,
As a sacrificial lamb;
Rejoice and be glad to think,
That you please the Great I AM.
Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ KLKL MNMN D |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111101 1100110 0110111 10010110 1111101 1111110 1010111 1111110 11101100 1101100 01010100 0110010 010110 011010 1010110 101010 1101001 1100101 111101 1010111 1110111 1100111 1101101 1101101 10111101 100101 0101111 1110111 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 821 |
Words | 189 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 29 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 79 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
About this poem
Shining Stars Philippians 2:12–18
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