Prayer for Restoration
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
Restore us, O God of Hosts,
Shine Your face so we may be saved;
Each and everyone who boasts,
Earthly sinning has enslaved.
You brought vines out of the land,
Drove out heathens to plant it;
Nurtured to grow in the sand,
Watered for fruit to be fit.
You cleared the ground to take root,
For it grew to fill the land;
Sun and rain had made the fruit,
Pruning bad branches by hand.
The mountains covered with shade,
As well as cedar branches;
So that the vines won’t fade,
From the sun rays advances.
It sent branches to the sea,
As it shoots to the river;
The Lord had made a decree,
Warm air so it won’t shiver.
Why have you broken down walls,
All who pass can pluck the fruit;
The drunkard stumbles and falls,
As he trips over a root.
The boar come from the forest,
Wild beasts that will consume;
Fresh fruit is a tasty fest,
The harvest set to its doom.
Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer
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Restore Us, O God Psalm 80:7-13
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Written on October 24, 2023
Submitted by richardnsherrer on October 23, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 906 |
Words | 206 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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