Analysis of Father Discipline
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
Such contradiction of sinners,
Considering Him who has endured;
Not weary to discipliners,
Of the temptations that lured.
For in your struggle against sin,
You never had your blood to shed;
Because you have very thin skin,
Having a body that is dead.
You forgot the exhortation,
That addresses you as a son;
And rather have exploitation,
Of the evil that had been done.
Despise not of the chastening,
Any discipline of the Lord;
Not letting thought be hastening,
And never let it be ignored.
The Lord chastens whom He does love,
Disciplines each son who receives;
It is the discipline thereof,
Shows He cares for one who believes.
God treats you as sons and waters,
As your father would discipline;
Cleansed within baptismal waters,
For doing wrong of what has been.
Earthly fathers, we show respect,
After punishment to correct;
Shall we not much more be subject,
Confessing through prayer to connect.
For they discipline a short time,
As it seemed to be best for them;
A few days chastened for the crime,
God may eternally condemn.
All discipline seems not pleasing,
Rather painful to make one grieve;
Later righteousness is easing;
To the faithful who do believe.
Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EEEE FGFG HIHI AEAC JJJJ KLKL FMFM X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1010110 010011101 11011 1001011 10110011 11011111 01111011 10010111 101010 11101101 010110 10101111 011101 10100101 11011100 01011101 0111111 10011101 1101001 11111101 11111010 11101100 10101010 11011111 10101101 10100101 11111101 01011101 11100011 11111111 01110101 11010001 11001110 10101111 10100110 10101101 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,215 |
Words | 249 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 37 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 96 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
About this poem
Do Not Grow Weary Hebrews 12:3-11
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Written on September 01, 2022
Submitted by sir_ricky on August 31, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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