Analysis of Praise God



May God be gracious and bless,
Making His face shine on you;
Repenting as you confess,
In His presence, to be true.

That His way be known on earth,
Saving power amongst all;
Let people know of His worth,
Able to answer your call.

Let the people give Him praise,
And all the nations be glad;
Sing for joy as voices raise,
Need no longer to be sad.

He judges you righteously,
Governs to guide the nations;
With compassion graciously,
Without wrath or vexations.

No need for you to feel grim,
Offering worship and praise;
Let all the people praise Him,
Be thankful that one conveys.

For the earth yields its increase,
As the Lord shall surely bless;
And will be bringing us peace,
When we revere and profess.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GXGA HEHE IAIA X
Poetic Form
Metre 1111001 1011111 0101101 0110111 1111111 1010011 1101111 1011011 1010111 0101011 1111101 1110111 1101100 1011010 1010100 01111 1111111 1001001 1101011 1101101 1011101 1011101 0111011 1101001 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 751
Words 164
Sentences 7
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 84
Words per stanza (avg) 19

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Make Your Face Shine upon Us Psalm 67

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Written on August 21, 2023

Submitted by richardnsherrer on August 20, 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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