Mortal Man and Eternal God
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
You have been our dwelling place,
A place for all generations;
Shining of your mercy and grace,
Making us your new creations.
Before the mountains had arose,
You have formed the Heaven and earth;
Everlasting that You had chose,
Forming it all as priceless worth.
You have returned man into dust,
Returning the children of man;
For anyone that does distrust,
That You have brought forth in your plan.
For thousands of years in Your sight,
But as yesterday when it is past;
For while You watch in the night,
Time has flown by ever so fast.
You sweep them away as a flood,
As they are merely like a dream;
In the morning flowers will bud,
As grass renews as it turns green.
It is renewed and flourishes,
Morning brings colorful cascades;
As the flowing stream nourishes,
The evening withers and fades.
Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer
About this poem
From Everlasting to Everlasting Psalm 90:1-6
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Written on November 24, 2023
Submitted by richardnsherrer on November 23, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IXIX JKJK X |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 849 |
Words | 178 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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