Analysis of God is Our Refuge
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
God is our refuge and strength,
Very present help in trouble;
Persevering at any length,
Pulling us out of the rubble.
We fear not though the earth gives way,
Nor mountains move into the sea;
Waters roar and foam as waves stray,
Trembling mountains at the decree.
A river whose streams make God glad,
Holy dwellings of the Most High;
He is in the midst as she had,
Helping her as the dawn does cry.
The nations rage as they totter,
When hearing His voice, the earth thaws;
His command that He does utter,
In declaring those who have flaws.
The Lord of Hosts will be with us,
The God of Jacob a fortress;
Our refuge to shield as thus,
From the anguish when in distress.
Come behold the works of the Lord,
What desolations on the earth;
Because the heathens have ignored,
For the glory of its true worth.
He will make all the wars to cease,
Breaks the bow and shatters the spear;
Chariots burn for making peace,
As everyone bows to revere.
Be still and know that He is God,
Who will be exalted on the earth;
That all nations honor and laud,
As He gives this place a new birth.
Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IIIX JKJK LMLM XKXK G |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11101001 10101010 00101101 10111010 11110111 11010101 10101111 100101001 01011111 10101011 11001111 10010111 01011110 11011011 10111110 00101111 01111111 01110010 10101111 10101001 10101101 11101 0101101 10101111 11110111 10101001 10011101 1101101 11011111 111010101 11101001 11111011 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,122 |
Words | 249 |
Sentences | 9 |
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) | 97 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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God Is Our Fortress Psalm 46
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Written on November 21, 2022
Submitted by sir_ricky on November 20, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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