Analysis of Know Christ
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
I might have some confidence,
In the flesh for a reason;
My faith in Christ is my defense,
For everything He has done.
Circumcised on the eighth day,
Righteousness under the Law;
Persecuted as to stray,
Unaware of any flaw.
I thought that I was blameless,
But whatever I could gain;
For the sake of Christ was less,
Who had to endure the pain.
Everything counts as a loss,
Through knowledge of knowing Christ;
In seeing Him on the cross,
Nothing on earth has enticed.
I may gain in Christ to find,
A righteousness of my own;
Giving me a humbled mind,
Confess and God would atone.
Through faith in Christ does depend,
How strongly that you believe;
Proclaiming that you defend,
Salvation that you receive.
I know Him and His power,
Resurrection after death;
Suffering the last hour,
When He did take His last breath.
By any means possible,
I attain resurrection;
After death it’s probable.
An eternal direction.
Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | XAXA BCBC XDXD EFEF GHGH IJIJ KLKL MAMA K |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111100 0011010 11011101 110111 101011 1001001 100111 011101 1111110 110111 1011111 1110101 101101 1101101 0101101 1011101 1110111 0100111 1010101 0101101 1101101 1101101 0101101 0101101 1110110 010101 1000110 1111111 1101100 101010 1011100 1010010 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 960 |
Words | 205 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 33 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 83 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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Righteousness Through Faith in Christ Philippians 3:4-11
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