Analysis of A Chosen People
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
I lay in Zion a stone,
A cornerstone as select;
One that is precious and hone,
That many others reject.
Whoever believes proclaim.
For the honor who believes,
Will never be put to shame,
For salvation one receives.
For those who do not believe,
That the builders rejected;
Because Satan does deceive,
For their faith is infected.
A stone as a stumbling block,
They stumble going astray;
Being an offensive rock,
For the Word they disobey.
But you are a chosen race,
To be His new creation;
A royal priesthood by grace,
Part of a holy nation.
People of His possession,
Excellent marvelous light;
He forgives for confession,
And blesses what is done right.
Not a people in time past,
But now you belong to God;
With life that will ever last,
While you honor and laud.
Now you have mercy and grace,
As sojourners here on earth;
Exiled here in this place,
That God has known our worth.
Abstain from the fleshy lust,
Which battles against the soul;
Put your faith in God to trust,
Allowing Him to control.
Live proper in your conduct,
Being honest to others;
The glory of God induct,
To all in being brothers.
Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EXEX FGFG HIHI IJIJ KXKX HLHL MNMN OPOP X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101001 010101 1111001 1101001 0100101 1010101 1101111 1010101 1111101 1010010 0110101 1111010 01101001 1101001 1010101 101101 1110101 1111010 0101011 1101010 1011010 1001001 1011010 0101111 1010011 1110111 1111101 111001 1111001 1100111 11011 1111101 0110101 1100101 1110111 0101101 1100101 1010110 0101101 1101010 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,105 |
Words | 205 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 11 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 41 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 82 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
About this poem
A Living Stone and a Holy People 1 Peter 2:6–12
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Written on June 19, 2021
Submitted by richards.77936 on June 18, 2021
Modified on April 22, 2023
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