Analysis of Grow Weary Not



We are surrounded by a cloud,
So great a cloud of witnesses;
Lay aside the weight of the crowd,
And the sin that embarrasses.

Let’s run a race of endurance.
The joy that has set before us;
That has given us assurance,
Giving faith in equal justice.

Looking to Jesus, the founder,
Set before and endured the cross;
Of our faith and perfecter,
Despised the shame of sinful loss.

He sits on the right hand of God,
Who endured such hostility;
Against Him from those who are flawed,
Having disreputability.

Grow not weary or fainthearted,
In the struggle against sinning;
Immunity has departed,
The shedding of blood is giving.

You forgot the exhortation,
You as the sons and daughters;
His children through exploration,
And from the baptismal waters.

Never despise the chastening,
Disregarding the discipline;
It is for your awakening,
That you have committed a sin.

For the one He loves He chastens,
Of everyone whom He receives;
Slow to anger never hastens,
In the faith that someone believes.

Copyright © 2024 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAX CDCD EFEF XXXA XGXG HIHI GHGX BJXJ E
Poetic Form
Metre 11010101 11011100 10101101 00110100 11011100 01111011 11101010 10101010 10110010 10100101 110101 01011101 11101111 10110100 01111111 101 11101110 00100110 01001010 01011110 101010 1101010 1101010 01001010 100101 0100100 11110100 11101001 1011111 1101101 11101010 0011101 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,042
Words 215
Sentences 10
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) 19

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Jesus, Founder, and Perfecter of Our Faith Hebrews 12:1-6

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Written on January 24, 2024

Submitted by richardnsherrer on January 23, 2024

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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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