Analysis of The Coming of the King



Rejoice, O daughter of Zion,
Shout aloud and rejoice greatly;
As the King roars like a lion,
Coming in and looking stately.

Behold for your King comes to you,
Righteous and having salvation;
The foal of a colt to pursue,
A fundamental foundation.

O daughter of Jerusalem,
He shall speak peace to the heathen,
Block the chariots from Ephraim,
While He talks about Heaven.

His rule shall be from sea to sea,
From the river throughout the earth;
For from Heaven comes His decree,
Of treasures with their priceless worth.

The blood of His new covenant,
Sets captives free from the deep pit;
To clothe them in a new raiment,
Making them spiritually fit.

Captives of hope, He will declare,
He will restore  to you double;
He will shield you from the despair,
Protecting you from the trouble.

For He bent Judah as a bow,
Greece be wielding you like a sword;
And has made Ephraim its arrow,
For He is your King and your Lord.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CACA DADA BEBE FGFG HIHI XJXJ X
Poetic Form
Metre 01110110 10100110 10111010 10001010 01111111 10010010 01101101 0010010 11010100 11111010 10100110 1110110 11111111 10100101 11101101 11011101 01111100 11011011 1110011 101100001 10111101 11011110 11111001 01011010 11110101 11101101 01110110 11111011 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 964
Words 206
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) 94
Words per stanza (avg) 22

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The Coming King of Zion Zechariah 9:9-13

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Written on July 14, 2023

Submitted by richardnsherrer on July 13, 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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