Analysis of Praise for Deliverance



The Lord is my rock and fortress,
My God and my deliverer;
I take refuge from my distress,
Screens from the evil encounter.

He’s the horn of my salvation,
My stronghold when I call the Lord;
Worthy praise as my foundation,
Knowing my call is not ignored.

So shall I be saved from my foes,
Though the cords of death embrace me;
Of ungodly men, the Lord knows,
Through the destruction, He can see.

The sorrows of hell entangle,
As snares of death have confronted;
And the devil tries to strangle,
I am the prey he has hunted.

In my distress, I call the Lord,
My cry has reached upon His ears;
For my voice has not been ignored,
And He has comforted my fears.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme XAXA BCBC DEDE FGFG CHCH A
Poetic Form
Metre 01111010 11010100 11101101 11010010 10111010 1111101 10111010 10111101 11111111 10111011 10101011 10010111 01011010 11111010 00101110 11011110 01011101 11110111 11111101 01110011 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 703
Words 155
Sentences 6
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 21
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 90
Words per stanza (avg) 22

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Praise for Deliverance by Richard Sherrer 01/01/70 Not For Sale The Lord is my rock and fortress, My God and my deliverer; I take refuge from my distress, Screens from the evil encounter. He’s the horn of my salvation, My stronghold when I call the Lord; Worthy praise as my foundation, Knowing my call is not ignored. So shall I be saved from my foes, Though the cords of death embrace me; Of ungodly men, the Lord knows, Through the destruction, He can see. The sorrows of hell entangle, As snares of death have confronted; And the devil tries to strangle, I am the prey he has hunted. In my distress, I call the Lord, My cry has reached upon His ears; For my voice has not been ignored, And He has comforted my fears. Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer 

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Written on August 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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