Analysis of The Godly River
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
By awesome deeds, God answers us,
The righteousness of salvation;
The hope for all the earth is thus,
To the farthest sea formation.
By His strength established mountains,
Being girded up with such might;
Waterfalls flowing as fountains,
Power separates day from night.
God stills the roaring of the seas,
And the thundering of their waves;
Bringing a calming to the breeze,
The tumult that a person craves.
Who dwell to the ends of the earth,
Are venerating by His signs;
The dawn of the day brings new birth,
While the light from the sun shines.
The fading night shouts with delight,
Makes the outgoings for the morning;
All creatures will regain their sight,
As they see a new day forming.
The Lord visits and waters it,
He enriches the plants and trees;
Ensuring that the trees are fit,
Producing the fruit that will please.
His river is full of water,
Replenished from the fallen rain;
For days that have gotten hotter,
And providing growth for the grain.
God waters furrows abundantly,
Blessings softening with showers;
Causing the growth subsequently,
Fortified by godly powers.
He crowns the year with His reward,
Your wagon tracks overflowing;
Praise and give thanks unto the Lord,
For a yield, God is bestowing.
The pastures of the wilderness,
Meadows clothe themselves with the flocks;
The Lord of salvation does bless,
With a lifestyle, someone walks.
Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH DIDI JEJE KLKL MNMN OIOI AXXX K |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11011101 01001010 01110111 10101010 11101010 1011111 1010110 1010111 11010101 00100111 10010101 01010101 11101101 1100111 01101111 1011011 01011101 1011010 11010111 11101110 01100101 10100101 01010111 01001111 11011110 01010101 11111010 00101101 11010100 10100110 10011000 1011010 11011101 1101100 10111001 10111010 01010100 1101101 01101011 10111 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,413 |
Words | 285 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 11 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 41 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 102 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
About this poem
O God of Our Salvation Psalm 65:5-13
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Written on September 13, 2022
Submitted by sir_ricky on September 12, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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