Analysis of Waiting Redemption



Out of the depths, I cry,
Please hear my voice, O Lord;
Let your ears hear my sigh,
Let it not be ignored.

Your ears be attentive,
Of my pleas for mercy;
Give me an incentive,
Through your insight to see.

For You Lord, who could stand,
Marked with iniquities;
You save from sinking sand,
And heals my injuries.

When willing to confess,
And that you may be feared;
You offer forgiveness,
Because You are revered.

My soul waits for You Lord,
For in Your Word, I hope;
Being loved and adored,
Endurance helps me cope.

I watch in the morning,
Waiting for Your return;
You come without warning,
Eternally sojourn.

For there is steadfast love,
And ample redemption;
Flowing grace from above,
Giving us salvation.

Redeem iniquities,
That has become a curse;
Cleansing impurities,
That Satan did coerce.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EDEF XGXG BHBH IJIJ KLKL DMFM X
Poetic Form
Metre 110111 111111 111111 111101 111010 111110 111010 11111 111111 111 111101 011100 110101 011111 110010 011101 111111 101111 101001 100111 110010 101101 110110 010010 11111 010010 101101 101010 011 110101 100100 110101 10101010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 843
Words 184
Sentences 9
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 33
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 73
Words per stanza (avg) 16

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My Soul Waits for the Lord Psalm 130

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Written on March 01, 2023

Submitted by sir_ricky on February 28, 2023

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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