Analysis of Restoration of Prayer



Have mercy on me, O God,
Pertained to your steadfast love;
Abundant mercy where flawed,
Erase transgressions thereof.

Wash out the iniquity,
And cleanse me from all my sin;
Rid the immorality,
That has corrupted me within.

For against you, I have sinned,
Done the evil in your sight;
Since I am not disciplined,
Not worthy in Your delight.

Be justified in Your Word,
And blameless in Your judgment;
Since I wandered from Your herd,
I plea for Your atonement.

My birth came iniquity,
Sin did my mother conceived;
Because infidelity,
Has caused me to be deceived.

For You delight in the truth,
Filling wisdom in my heart;
Teach me not to be uncouth,
Rather Your Word to impart.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme XAXA BCBC XDXD EFEF BGBG HIHI X
Poetic Form
Metre 1101111 011111 0101011 010101 1100100 0111111 100100 11010101 1011111 1010011 1111100 1100101 110011 0100110 1110111 1111010 1110100 1111001 010100 1111101 1101001 1010011 1111111 1011101 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 721
Words 154
Sentences 7
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 81
Words per stanza (avg) 18

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Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God Psalm 51:1-6

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Written on March 14, 2023

Submitted by sir_ricky on March 13, 2023

Modified on March 13, 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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