Analysis of Seeking God
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
Seek for the Lord and live,
For thus as He will say;
Confess He will forgive,
Trusting Him and obey.
Do not seek in Bethel,
Do not enter Gilgal;
Rather to the temple,
Worship the Lord you shall.
Go into exile,
That would come to nothing;
Not changing lifestyle,
No purpose will it bring.
Seek the Lord as to live,
Let He breaks out fire;
Sin makes you a captive,
Yielding to desire.
Turn justice to wormwood;
Casting down righteousness;
Could be a likelihood,
Avoiding holiness.
The Lord turns the dark night,
Into the morning dawn;
Brightening through daylight,
As the darkness is gone.
As waters of the sea,
Will pour onto the land;
Tides and waves tossing free,
Caused by His breath and hand.
Death comes against the strong.
Ruins of their fortress;
Their lifestyle is wrong,
Not seeking to confess.
Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | ABCB DDDX EFEF AGCG HIHI JKJK LMLM NINX G |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 110101 111111 011101 101001 111010 11101 101010 100111 1011 111110 1101 110111 101111 111110 111010 101010 11011 101100 11010 010100 011011 010101 10011 101011 110101 111001 101101 111101 110101 101110 1111 110101 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 850 |
Words | 187 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 33 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 74 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
About this poem
Seek the LORD and Live Amos 5:4-9
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Written on April 07, 2022
Submitted by richards.77936 on April 06, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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