Analysis of Renewed Hope



Bless the Father of our Lord,
For abundant mercy and grace;
A renewed hope as to afford,
Of a living hope to embrace.

Born again to a living hope,
A resurrection after death;
And tolerance helps us to cope,
In living to our last breath.

An inheritance unfading,
And that is imperishable;
Undefiled by pervading,
In Heaven as treasurable.

By His power being guarded,
Through your faith for salvation;
And you are being rewarded,
In being a new creation.

For a while, you will rejoice,
But have grieved about the trials;
Throughout the years it was your choice,
Each temptation that defiles.

Because your faith has been tested,
Like precious gold tested by fire;
Glory and honor invested,
When you resisted by desire.

You love Him through you have not seen,
And you rejoice since you believe;
He is present where you have been,
Being full of glory you receive.

Of your faith received in the end,
Even the salvation of your soul;
Because God is also your friend,
Being in Heaven is your goal.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHXH IXIB GJGJ XKXK LFLF J
Poetic Form
Metre 10101101 10101001 00111101 10101101 10110101 0010101 01001111 01011011 101001 0111 11010 01011 11101010 1111010 01110010 01001010 1011101 11101010 01011111 101011 01111110 110110110 10010010 110101010 11111111 01011101 11101111 101110101 11101001 100010111 01111011 10010111 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,037
Words 220
Sentences 9
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 33
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 91
Words per stanza (avg) 20

About this poem

Born Again to a Living Hope 1 Peter 1:3-9

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Written on December 24, 2022

Submitted by sir_ricky on December 23, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

1:06 min read
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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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