Analysis of Only One Foundation
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
No one can lay a foundation,
Laid other than by Jesus Christ;
Brick and mortar of salvation,
After He had been sacrificed.
Foundations of silver and gold,
Of precious stones, straw, hay, or wood;
Manifested as strong and bold,
Strengthened by a holy priesthood.
The work will become manifest,
For the day that will declare it;
Revealed by fire who confessed,
Through their faith as well as merit.
The fire tests what work was done,
And if their heart is in the Word;
Their foundation is in the Son,
Then he shall receive a reward.
If the work of one has been burned,
Then he is suffering the loss;
And salvation has not been earned,
Without any faith in the cross.
Merely he himself shall be saved,
Yet though through the test of fire;
Sinning has no longer enslaved,
By temptations of desire.
Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EXEX AXAX FGFG HIHI I |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 11110010 11011101 10101010 1011110 01011001 11011111 1001101 10101010 0110110 10111011 01110101 11111110 01011111 01111001 10101001 11101001 10111111 11110001 00101111 01101001 10101111 11101110 10111001 10101010 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 839 |
Words | 178 |
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) | 94 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
About this poem
Christ the only Foundation 1 Corinthians 3:11-15
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Written on February 25, 2023
Submitted by sir_ricky on February 24, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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