Analysis of Divine Glory



Lord, how majestic is Your name,
You set glory above Heaven;
Inspiration that does enflame,
The creation You have given.

Out of the mouth of the sucklings,
You have ordained strength from Your foes;
Making their land shake with rumblings,
Avenging for the life they chose.

When I look up at Your Heaven,
In creating the moon and stars;
Each one set in a place given,
Formed perfectly having no scars.

What is a man mindful of You?
Sending the Son of man to share;
That the Gospel still remains true,
And shows just how much you care.

You made Him a little lower,
Than all the heavenly beings;
Crowned Him with glory and honor,
Experienced our feelings.

You have given Him dominion,
Over the works of Your own hands;
Attempting to change opinion,
That people honor Your commands.

All the sheep and beasts in the field,
Birds in the sky, fish in the sea;
The crops that all the people yield,
That You bless all creatures to be.

Lord, how majestic is Your name,
Throughout in Heaven and on earth;
We magnify as we proclaim,
The glory of Your priceless worth.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme Abab cccc bcbc dede fcfc bcbc gcgx Ahah f
Poetic Form
Metre 11010111 11100110 010111 00101110 1101101 11011111 101111100 01010111 11111110 00100101 11100110 11001011 11011011 10011111 10101011 0111111 11101010 11010010 11110010 01001010 11101010 10011111 01011010 11010101 10101001 10011001 01110101 11111011 11010111 01010011 1101101 01011101 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,103
Words 237
Sentences 10
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) 96
Words per stanza (avg) 22

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How Majestic Is Your Name Psalm 8

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Written on June 05, 2023

Submitted by richardnsherrer on June 04, 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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