Analysis of Confident Crisis Time
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
I cry aloud to God,
Asking Him to hear me;
Forgive where I am flawed,
Mine err to help me see.
On the day of trouble,
I seek to You O Lord;
To stretch from the rubble,
Defy to be ignored.
Ceasing not of my soul,
Looking for Your comfort;
In order to console,
From my foes that subvert.
I moan and meditate,
I remember You, Lord;
As my spirit does faint,
Felt like being ignored.
You open up my eyes,
With words I cannot speak;
Wisdom to make me wise,
For directions to seek.
I consider the days,
Of the years-long ago;
How I look at the ways,
The blessings use to flow.
Thinking my song at night,
To commune in my heart;
Making search for the light,
Hoping not to depart.
Will, You spurn forever,
Favorable no more;
Did the bonding sever,
That You have locked the door.
Has Your steadfast love cease,
Promise failed for all time;
And revoking my lease,
Because of a sick crime.
You forgot of Your grace,
Compassion has been locked;
O Lord God please embrace,
Feeling as being blocked.
Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | XAXA BCBC DEDE XCXC FGFG HIHI JKJK LMLM NONO PQPQ L |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 110111 101111 011111 111111 101110 111111 111010 011101 101111 101110 010110 111101 11010 101011 111011 111001 110111 111101 101111 101011 101001 101101 111101 010111 101111 110011 101101 101101 111010 100011 101010 111101 11111 101111 001011 011011 101111 010111 111101 101101 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,034 |
Words | 242 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 11 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 41 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 72 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
About this poem
In the Day of Trouble, I Seek the Lord Psalm 77:1-9
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Written on May 17, 2022
Submitted by richards.77936 on May 16, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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