Analysis of God Forgives



Bless the Lord, O my soul,
All that is within me;
Bless who is in control,
Everything that we see.

Bless the Lord, O my soul,
All of His benefits;
He keeps your spirit whole,
Transgressions He acquits.

He forgives all your sin,
And heals you from your ills;
His Spirit cleanse within,
Warming you from your chills.

He redeems from the pit,
Crowns you with steadfast love;
Makes you spiritually fit,
With mercy from above.

He satisfies with good,
That your youth is renewed;
Like an eagle you should,
With the right attitude.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme Abab Acac dede fgfg hihi x
Poetic Form
Metre 101111 111011 111001 10111 101111 111100 111101 010101 101111 011111 110101 101111 101101 11111 11100001 110101 11011 111101 111011 10110 10101010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 569
Words 124
Sentences 6
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 21
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 74
Words per stanza (avg) 17

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Bless the LORD, O My Soul Psalm 103:1-5

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Written on October 17, 2022

Submitted by sir_ricky on October 16, 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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