Analysis of Old Age Help
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
From my youth the Lord has taught,
As I proclaim wondrous deeds;
For everything I have sought,
He has fulfilled all my needs.
Though with old age and gray hair,
The Lord does not forsake me;
I know He is just and fair,
Giving me insight to see.
Righteousness from high Heaven,
Established all the great things;
Through the salvation given,
All the beauty that it brings.
He has made so much trouble,
Calamities revive me;
Pulling me from the rubble,
As spoken by His decree.
He increases my greatness,
By comforting me again;
Trouble becomes sedateness,
To spiritual discipline.
I will also praise with song,
With harp for His faithfulness;
For in Him nothing is wrong,
To erase all doubtfulness.
My lips shall greatly rejoice,
When I am praising His name;
I am lifting up my voice,
And continue to proclaim.
I speak of His righteousness,
And will not be put to shame;
Because of His graciousness,
His Spirit lighting my flame.
Copyright ©2021 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GDGD HXBE IBIB JKJK HKHK X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1110111 1101101 110111 1101111 1111011 0111011 1111101 101111 1001110 0101011 1001010 1010111 1111110 0100011 1011010 1101101 1010110 1100101 10011 11000100 1110111 11111 1011011 10111 1111001 1111011 1110111 0010101 1111100 0111111 0111100 1101011 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 975 |
Words | 208 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 33 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 85 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
About this poem
Running Yahweh's Marathon Psalm 71:17-24
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Written on January 08, 2022
Submitted by richards.77936 on January 07, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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