Eternal Weight of Glory
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
So we do not lose heart,
For which cause not to faint;
We look for a new start,
Without any restraint.
We are wasting away,
The outward man perish;
We renew day by day,
For the soul we cherish.
Our light affliction,
Of an eternal weight;
Exceeds expectation,
Glory to compensate.
We look not at the things,
In which that we have seen;
From which temptation brings,
Temporal that have been.
Things seen as transient,
Unseen is eternal;
Glory is radiant,
Cancels the nocturnal.
Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer
About this poem
Light Affliction? 2 Corinthians 4:16-18
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Written on October 30, 2022
Submitted by sir_ricky on October 29, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GXGX HIHI X |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 520 |
Words | 114 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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