Good Servants
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
Command and teach these things,
Let nobody despise;
For what goodness Christ brings,
Be humbled and wise.
Set as an example,
Believers as you speak;
The love of the Gospel,
Of the faith, they should seek,
Devote to the doctrine,
Exhort of what you read;
Properly discipline,
To those who are in need.
Do not neglect the gift,
Given through prophecy;
Inspire to uplift,
Against hypocrisy.
So practice these things,
Immerse yourself in them;
See the progress it brings,
So God does not condemn.
Keep ever vigilant,
Since evil does persist;
The days are turbulent,
In the ways that exist.
Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer
About this poem
A Good Servant of Christ Jesus 1 Timothy 4:11-16
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Written on June 08, 2022
Submitted by richards.77936 on June 07, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EXEX FGFG AHAH IJIJ X |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 631 |
Words | 135 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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