Analysis of The Servant Role



Grace has been given unto me,
A builder for a foundation;
A skilled master as to see,
Displaying a new creation.

A foundation in which was laid,
The cornerstone of Jesus Christ;
Because others have been afraid,
To tell why He was sacrificed.

For building with silver and gold,
Is stronger than with wood and straw;
Because of the strength that is bold,
And less of a chance for a flaw.

For the work is made manifest,
As the day will come to declare;
Since fire will make a conquest,
In spreading death causes despair.

If the foundation does survive,
The builder receives a reward;
At the time when Christ does arrive,
Presented to him by the Lord.

If work by anyone is burned,
He will be suffering a loss;
For salvation will not be earned,
And have not been saved through the cross.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ KLKL X
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 11110101 01010010 0110111 01001010 00100111 0101101 01101101 1111110 11011001 11011101 01101111 01101101 1011110 10111101 11011010 01011001 10010101 01001001 10111101 01011101 1111011 11110001 10101111 01111101 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 828
Words 179
Sentences 7
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 93
Words per stanza (avg) 21

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Christ the Foundation 1 Corinthians 3:10-15

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Written on May 20, 2022

Submitted by richards.77936 on May 19, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Richard Newton Sherrer

I was born and raised on a farm in Pennsylvania. It was a small family farm that was handed down through 8 generations of Sherrer men until my father; Newton just could not make a living from it any longer. He thought that I would make a better living away from the farm. So, I decided to join the Air Force in 1969 upon graduating from high school. I gained quite a bit of experience and insight on life while in the service. Even though I was only stationed on the east coast of the US, my Air Force career took me to Germany and Korea. After 20 years wearing of the blue uniform, I decided going in a different direction and found myself becoming very diverse in many different fields. Something still seemed missing to me after being separated from the service for about 10 years. The Air Force was a way of life for me, but really missed life in Korea. I found myself changing careers again. Poetry was an interest of his since my days in high school. With returning to the Lord, I felt motivated to write of my Christian beliefs. I started looking at Bible verses and reflecting on my own personal experiences. The Bible was found to be as true today as to when the various books were written. I could see much of what the Bible is teaching us as valid as every in modern time. It felt only natural to me on using his personal experience based on Bible verses and see much of my own life written in the Scriptures. God inspires me what to write about though. I do not claim to be an expert on God or the Bible. I am just a Christian who has become enlightened to write poetic verses from the Holy Scriptures. more…

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