Analysis of By Grace Through Faith
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
You were dead in iniquities,
Through all your trespasses and sin;
From immoral activities,
That has corrupted you within.
Wherein in time past that you walked,
Following the course of this world;
Since the prince of the air had talked,
Disobedience had unfurled.
Among whom we all had once lived,
To satisfy our compassions;
Desires of mind are not sieved,
Allowing disgraceful fashions.
But being rich in His mercy,
Because of compassionate love;
God opened our eyes to see,
As His blessings flowed from above.
Although we were dead in sinning,
He made us alive within Christ;
By grace for a new beginning,
Mercy and grace that has enticed.
We are raised up from our death,
Seated us with Him in Heaven;
The Holy Spirit gave new breath,
Through salvation that was given.
In the coming age He might show,
Exceeding riches of His grace;
In His kindness that we will know,
When we will see Him face to face.
Through faith by grace you have been saved,
And this is not your own doing;
To stop letting you be enslaved,
Iniquities from pursuing.
Of your own works not a result,
That no one is able to boast;
Rather a spiritual adult,
With grace from the heavenly Host.
Because we are His workmanship,
Created in Christ for the good;
Allowing us to get a grip,
Each and everything that we should.
Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10101 111101 10100100 11010101 01011111 10001111 10110111 0100101 01111111 110101 01011111 01001010 11010110 01101001 11010111 11101101 1101010 11101011 11101010 10011101 11111101 10111010 01010111 10101110 00101111 01010111 01101111 11111111 11111111 01111110 11101101 11010 11111001 11111011 100100001 11101001 0111110 01001101 01011101 1010111 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,341 |
Words | 287 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 11 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 41 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 96 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
About this poem
From Death to Life Ephesians 2:1–10
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Written on December 09, 2021
Submitted by richards.77936 on December 08, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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