Analysis of Overflowing Hearts
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
Be merciful to me, O God,
For in You my soul takes refuge;
The shadow of Your wings I laud,
Harmful storms causing a deluge.
I cry out to You the Most high,
For You fulfill a role for me;
No questions in wondering why,
Through Your insight so I can see.
You send from Heaven to save me,
Shaming whoever would trample;
As Your steadfast love does decree,
That my enemy will crumble.
Lions are surrounding my soul,
I lie down with fiery beasts;
But with You being in control,
Not a single one on me feasts.
Be exalted, up in Heaven,
Let Your glory be over earth;
That the insight will be given,
So everyone sees Your true worth.
My enemies have set a snare,
Where my soul had been bowing down;
They dug a pit if I would dare,
Filled with water to make me drown.
But my heart is steadfast, O Lord,
I will sing and make melody;
Because You are loved and adored,
And I will give praise unto Thee.
Awake up, my glory awake,
I will awake at early dawn;
O harp and lyre I will make,
Song until the darkness is gone.
I will give thanks to You O Lord,
I will sing praise to the nations;
By remaining in one accord,
And building solid relations.
Your steadfast love is always great,
Faithfulness and truth to the clouds;
Mercy and grace will compensate,
Unto Your saints within the crowds.
Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer
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Metre | 11001111 10111110 0111111 10110010 11111011 11010111 11001001 1111111 11110111 10010110 1111101 11100110 10101011 11111001 11110001 10101111 10101010 11101101 1011110 1101111 11001101 11111101 11011111 11101111 1111111 11101100 01111001 01111101 01111001 11011101 1101111 10101011 11111111 11111010 10100101 01010010 111111 101101 1001110 10110101 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,279 |
Words | 252 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 11 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 41 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 93 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
About this poem
Let Your Glory Be over All the Earth Psalm 57
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Written on September 04, 2021
Submitted by richards.77936 on September 03, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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