Analysis of God is Our Refuge



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
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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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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