Analysis of Crying Help



I wait patiently for the Lord,
As He inclines to hear my cry;
I know that I am not ignored,
While giving a mournful sigh.

The Lord drew me up from the pit,
Destruction of the miry bog;
Though I am not righteously fit,
He pulled me from the mirky fog.

The Lord set me upon a rock,
Ensuring my steps were secure;
Established goings where I walk,
Gave me confidence to assure.

He put a new song on my tongue,
A song of praise to our God;
Many see and fear what was flung,
But I trust to honor and laud.

Bless the man who has made the Lord,
Who trusts and turns away from pride;
Certain to walk in one accord,
Avoiding those who stray and lied.

His wondrous deeds have multiplied,
No others will ever compare;
Both content and as satisfied,
With everything that He does share.

I will tell others and proclaim,
Yet they are more than can be told;
Praising with glory to His name,
And worth more than silver and gold.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD XEXE FXFX AGAG GHGH IJIJ X
Poetic Form
Metre 11100101 11011111 11111101 1100101 01111101 0101011 11111001 1111011 01110101 01011001 01010111 11100101 11011111 01111101 10101111 11111001 10111101 11010111 10110101 01011101 1101110 11011001 1100110 1101111 11110001 11111111 10110111 01111001 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 958
Words 217
Sentences 8
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 29
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 93
Words per stanza (avg) 23

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My Help and My Deliverer Psalm 40:1-5

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Written on January 14, 2023

Submitted by sir_ricky on January 13, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

1:05 min read
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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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