Analysis of Battle Deliverance



May the Lord answer you,
On the day of trouble;
On the path you pursue,
Pull you from the rubble.

May He send you the aid,
From the sanctuary;
Fear not nor be afraid,
When it comes in glory.

So may He remember,
All of your offerings;
Sacrificial ember,
All of your sufferings.

May He grant desire,
Fulfilling in your plan;
Wisdom you require,
Successful of its span.

May you shout for gladness,
Over your salvation;
Never feeling sadness,
For the tribulation.

I know that the Lord saves,
All who are anointed;
Rescuing from the graves,
Never disappointed.

Some put their trust in cars,
But we trust in the Lord;
And be His shining stars,
When you’re in one accord.

They collapse and they fall,
We rise and stand upright;
The Lord they do not call,
From darkness without light.

Please O Lord, save the king,
Please hear us when we call;
Allow not death to sting,
Pick him up from his fall.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF EGEG FHXH IXIX JKJK LMLM NLNL E
Poetic Form
Metre 101101 101110 101101 111010 111101 10100 111101 111010 111010 111100 01010 111100 111010 010011 10110 010111 11111 101010 101010 10010 111011 111010 100101 10010 111101 111001 011101 110101 101011 110101 011111 110011 111101 111111 011111 111111 10101010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 939
Words 213
Sentences 10
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 37
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 72
Words per stanza (avg) 17

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Trust in the Name of the LORD Our God Psalm 20

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Written on December 11, 2023

Submitted by richardnsherrer on December 10, 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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