A Call to Repentance



O nation not desired,
Come and gather together;
For you have not acquired,
Righteousness for a tether.

Before decrees take effect,
Before the day passes away;
You must begin to reject,
Causing you to go astray.

Before there comes burning wrath,
Before there comes of that day;
When anger crosses your path,
You need to learn to obey.

For you need to seek the Lord,
All you humble in the land;
Not letting Him be ignored,
As you tread on sinking sand.

Seek righteousness being meek,
Follow commandments as told;
He is fair in what you seek,
Assured blessings will unfold.

Woe to you inhabitants,
His Word will be against you;
Make a plea for penitence,
Being sincere to construe.

The seacoast will be pastures,
With meadows and folds for flocks;
Tranquility that captures,
A peace where the shepherd walks.

The seacoast be the remnant,
Possession where they shall graze;
They shall rest and be content,
With praising the Lord always.

Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer

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Judgment against the Nations Zephaniah 2:1-7

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Written on July 15, 2021

Submitted by richards.77936 on July 14, 2021

Modified on March 18, 2023

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Scheme ABAB CDCD EDED FGFG HIHI JKJK LXLX XMXM B
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
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Words 167
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1

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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