Analysis of Past Lessons
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
Give an ear to my teaching,
Incline your ear to the Word;
To what my mouth is preaching,
Adhering to what is heard.
I tell you a parable,
Uttering dark tales of old;
Of things that were terrible,
That our fathers have told.
Things that we have heard and known,
That our fathers have said;
Of the things the Lord has shown,
We should be doing instead.
From the children not to hide,
Future generations show;
Glorious deeds bonafide,
And wonders that always grow.
Because the Lord and His might,
And wonders that have been done;
Are able to give insight,
Ever since time had begun.
He gave a testimony,
While appointing a Law;
For teaching what is phony,
In obviating a flaw.
So our fathers must teach,
That the next generation;
Being able to outreach,
A child declaration.
They should set their hopes in God,
Not forgetting all His deeds;
Abide to honor and laud,
And He will supply your needs.
Be faithful with steadfast love,
Not rebellious and stubborn;
Think about Heaven above,
On earth while you sojourn.
Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer
| Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ KLKL MJMJ XNXN OPOP X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111110 0111101 1111110 0101111 1110100 1001111 1110100 1101011 1111101 1101011 1010111 1111001 1010111 100101 100110 010111 0101011 0101111 110111 1011101 110100 101001 1101110 010001 1101011 101010 101011 01010 1111101 1010111 0111001 0110111 110111 1010010 1011001 111110 10101010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 1,058 |
| Words | 230 |
| Sentences | 10 |
| Stanzas | 10 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 37 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 83 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
About this poem
Tell the Coming Generation Psalm 78:1-8
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Written on March 15, 2022
Submitted by richards.77936 on March 14, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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