Analysis of Restoration Prayer



I will teach transgressors His ways,
And sinners will return to God;
For confessing as someone prays,
Worshipping to honor and laud.

Deliver from bloodguiltiness,
God gives the gift of salvation;
To sing along in righteousness,
To make you a new creation.

Allow your lips to open up,
That your mouth will declare His praise;
His salvation will fill your cup,
The gift of forgiveness always.

You delight not in sacrifice,
And not pleased with burnt offering;
As long as this world will entice,
Causing you strife with suffering.

The cause is a broken spirit,
Of a broken and contrite heart;
God will not despise your merit,
From repentance that you impart.

Do good within your good pleasure,
As you build up fortified walls;
You shall inherit His treasure,
As His Spirit deletes your flaws.

Delight in the right sacrifice,
Burnt offerings on the altar;
But repentance will pay the price,
Anytime that you may falter.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme AXAX ABXB CACA DEDE FGFG HXHX DHDH H
Poetic Form
Metre 111111 01010111 1010111 10011001 01011 11011010 11010100 11101010 01111101 11110111 10101111 0110101 1011010 01111100 11111101 10111100 01101010 10100011 11101110 10101101 11011110 1111101 11010110 11100111 0100110 11001010 10101101 1011110 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 962
Words 196
Sentences 8
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 29
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 96
Words per stanza (avg) 20

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The Gift of Repentance Psalm 51:13-19

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Written on August 27, 2022

Submitted by sir_ricky on August 26, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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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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