Cry for Help
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
Please hear my prayer O Lord.
Give an ear to my plea;
Let it not be ignored,
I ask You for mercy.
Righteously answer me,
Enter not a verdict;
Knowing all that you see,
I ask not to convict.
For no one is righteous,
No one is justified;
Have mercy in justice,
Help me be rectified.
For the foe has pursued,
And is crushing my life;
Put me in a bad mood,
By causing me much strife.
He sat me in darkness,
Like those who long been dead;
Naked from the starkness,
Starving not being fed.
My spirit faints within,
My heart within appalled;
Losing my discipline,
Pondering for my God.
Think of the days of old,
Reflect what You have done;
Everything You have told;
All work You had begun.
I have stretched out my hand,
As my soul thirsts for You;
Asking what You demand,
And to help me construe.
Hide not from me Your face,
Rescue me from the pit;
Let me feel Your embrace,
Made spiritually fit.
Let me hear this morning,
About Your steadfast love;
Judgment without scorning,
Giving refuge thereof.
Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer
About this poem
My Soul Thirsts for You Psalm 143
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Written on December 13, 2021
Submitted by richards.77936 on December 12, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,043 |
Words | 242 |
Stanzas | 11 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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