Analysis of The Song of Judah



On that day this song will be sung,
Of the strong city in this land;
On the walls salvation is strung,
As the voice of God did command.

Open the gates to enter in,
The righteous nation that keeps trust;
With a faith that will avoid sin,
Temptations that will lure the lust.

You are keeping the perfect peace,
Whose mind has been stayed upon you;
Praying to the Lord not to cease,
Because of knowing what is true.

Because of faith you put your trust,
Trusting in the Lord forever;
Knowing He is faithful and just,
Everlasting and not sever.

The Lord is an eternal rock,
He is an everlasting strength;
He listens to you as you talk,
Helps to preserve at any length.

The inhabitants are humble,
That dwell in the lofty city;
Never hearing any grumble,
While the Lord keeps all pretty.

He lays it low unto the ground,
Casting it all into the dust;
His foot tramples without a sound,
Securing from any wind gust.

Because of the feet of the poor,
Also the steps of the needy;
Will feel the salvation adore,
And trample those who are seedy.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF DGDG XHXH IJIJ KDKD XJXJ G
Poetic Form
Metre 11111111 10110011 10101011 10111101 10011100 01010111 10111011 01011101 11100011 11111011 10101111 01110111 01111111 10001010 10111001 0100110 01110101 1110101 11011111 11011101 00100110 11001010 10101010 1011110 11111001 10110101 11100101 01011011 01101101 10011010 11001001 01011110 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,081
Words 238
Sentences 9
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 33
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 94
Words per stanza (avg) 22

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You Keep Him in Perfect Peace Isaiah 26:1-6

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Written on March 20, 2022

Submitted by richards.77936 on March 19, 2022

Modified on March 05, 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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