Analysis of The Forgiving God
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
The Lord executes righteousness,
Justice for those who are oppressed;
Compassion having graciousness,
For all of those that have confessed.
He has made known about His ways,
About His acts to the people;
For anybody that obeys,
Worshipping Him in His temple.
He is merciful and gracious,
Abounding in His steadfast love;
Looking upon us as precious,
Plenteous in mercy thereof.
The Lord always slow to anger,
And He will neither always chide;
For people who will not languor,
By continuing to abide.
He keeps not anger forever,
Nor according to our sin;
Rather iniquities sever,
As confession will cleanse within.
For as high as Heaven above,
Towards all of those who do revere;
So great will be His steadfast love,
When they are humbled and sincere.
As far the east is from the west,
He removes our transgressions;
And ensuring that we are blessed,
When we have sincere confessions.
As a father shows compassion,
Showing pity to his child;
In a veneration fashion,
Past transgressions reconciled.
Because the Lord knows our frame,
As He remembers we are dust;
While He knows you by your name,
Has compassion for those who trust.
Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer
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Metre | 0110100 10111101 01010100 11111101 11110111 01111010 11000101 10010110 11100010 0100111 10011110 10101 0111110 0111011 1101111 10100101 11110010 10101101 10110 10101101 11111001 011111101 1111111 11110001 11011101 10110010 00101111 11101010 10101010 1010111 0001010 101010 01011101 11010111 1111111 10101111 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,178 |
Words | 242 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 37 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 94 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
About this poem
Bless the LORD, O My Soul Psalm 103:6–14
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Written on January 30, 2022
Submitted by richards.77936 on January 29, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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