THESE ARE THE WORDS I WANT TO HEAR
WHEN MY JOB IS DONE AND MY RACE IS COMPLETE,
I WILL BOW DOWN AT MY SAVIORS' FEET.
I PRAY I'LL RUN WELL AND FINISH MY COURSE,
WITH NO SIGN OF SHAME, GUILT OR REMORSE.
WHAT I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM GODS ONLY SON,
IS MY FAITHFUL SERVANT YOUR JOB WAS WELL DONE.
AS I DELVE INTO SCRIPTURE MORE AND MORE DO I SEE,
THAT JESUS CHRIST SAVES EVEN WRETCHES LIKE ME.
BECAUSE OF MY OWN RIGHTEOUSNESS I CANNOT BRAG,
FOR ALL OF MY GOOD WORKS ARE AS FILTHY RAGS
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Written on December 19, 2022
Submitted by carlhatter46 on December 19, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABBCCDDEF |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 522 |
Words | 99 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 10 |
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