Analysis of Heirs and Sons
As long as he is a child,
No different from a slave;
On their own would be wild,
Until they lie in their grave.
Although He is Lord of all,
Guardian and manager;
Because the fact they will fall,
From their sinful behavior.
Being children when we were,
Enslaved to worldly bondage;
Fearing not a vulgar slur,
Through the adolescent stage.
But comes the fullness of time,
The Father had sent His Son;
As ransom for our crime,
Iniquities we have done.
Given birth under the Law,
Adopted so we receive;
The means to erase the flaw,
If willing that we believe.
For you are sons and daughters,
By receiving adoption;
Through baptismal waters,
Under the Law redemption.
Being a daughter or son,
God sent His Holy Spirit;
Making your heart to be one,
Enabled to inherit.
Abba! Father! Is the cry,
Since no longer as a slave;
And the Lord will justify,
When He rescues from the grave.
Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | ABAB CDCD DXDX EFEF GHGH IFIF FJFJ KBKB D |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111101 1100101 111111 0111011 111111 1000100 0101111 1110010 1010110 0111010 1010101 100101 1101011 0101111 1101101 1111 1011001 0101101 0110101 1101101 1111010 1010010 101010 1001010 1001011 1111010 1011111 0101010 1010101 1110101 001110 111101 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 923 |
Words | 204 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 33 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 80 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
About this poem
Making Adult Decisions Galatians 4:1-7
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Written on July 05, 2022
Submitted by richards.77936 on July 04, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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