Analysis of Thanksgiving Victory



Oh, give thanks unto the Lord,
Because of His steadfast love;
Forever His love endured,
As it flows down from above.

His love endures forever,
For a love that is steadfast;
A love that will not sever,
Because it will ever last.

Let the ones who fear the Lord,
Receive of His steadfast love;
For He has loved and adored,
As mutually thereof.

He is called out of distress,
He responds to set me free;
No longer under duress,
In a spacious place I see.

For the Lord is on my side,
What can man do unto me?
I won’t fear as I abide,
Praising Him on bended knee.

The Lord will render His aid,
Triumphant over my foes;
With Him I am not afraid,
Their wish, He already knows.

Copyright © 2024 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABXB CDCD ABAB EFEF GFGF HIHI C
Poetic Form
Metre 1111001 011111 0101101 1111101 1101010 101111 0111110 0111101 1011101 011111 1111001 110001 1111101 1011111 1101010 0010111 1011111 1111101 1111101 1011101 0111011 0101011 1111101 1110101 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 716
Words 166
Sentences 8
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 78
Words per stanza (avg) 19

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His Steadfast Love Endures Forever Psalm 118:1–7

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Written on March 22, 2024

Submitted by richardnsherrer on March 21, 2024

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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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