Analysis of Deliverance Praise



I love you, O Lord,
With all of my strength;
So loved and adored,
For life at its length.

The Lord is my rock,
My fortress I stand;
Bended knee I talk,
Follow Your command.

My deliverer,
Whom I take refuge;
Shield and redeemer,
I never refuse.

The horn and stronghold,
As my salvation;
Abiding as told,
For my foundation.

I call on the Lord,
Worthy to be praised;
Being one accord,
Who I am amazed.

Though the cords of death,
Torrents to destroy;
Saving of each breath,
Foes cannot deploy.

The deathly sorrow,
Floods of wicked men;
Faith in tomorrow,
Will prevail again.

The sorrows of hell,
Confronted by snares;
The place that I dwell,
God blocks for He cares.

I call upon the Lord,
Help in my distress;
His grace is out poured,
To comfort and bless.

Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB XCXC DXDX EFEF AGAG HIHI JKJK LMLM ANAN D
Poetic Form
Metre 11111 11111 11001 11111 01111 11011 10111 10101 10100 11110 101 11001 0101 11010 01011 11010 11101 10111 10101 11101 10111 10101 10111 11001 01010 11101 1001 10101 01011 01011 01111 11111 110101 10101 11111 11001 10101010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 757
Words 145
Sentences 10
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 37
Letters per line (avg) 16
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 61
Words per stanza (avg) 15

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The LORD Is My Rock and My Fortress Psalm 18:1-6

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Written on June 13, 2021

Submitted by richards.77936 on June 12, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Richard Newton Sherrer

 · 1951 · Easton

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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