Praise His Works



I will give thanks unto the Lord,
Praising the Lord with my whole heart;
Being upright in one accord,
As His doctrine I will impart.

The works of the Lord are so great,
Sought out them all with such delight;
A priceless worth to compensate,
More than in return that I might.

Full of splendor and majesty,
His righteousness lasts forever;
Our humbleness and modesty,
Brings honor that will not sever.

He has caused of such wondrous deeds,
Remembered for mercy and grace;
Compassion full for our needs,
Comforting us here in this place.

He provides food for those who fear,
And remembers His covenant;
Whenever we pray, He will hear,
Responding to make us content.

He shows His people the power,
Giving birthright to the nation;
Only He will know the hour,
Making them a new creation.

The works of His hands are faithful,
All of His commandments are sure;
All who do trust and are grateful,
Because of His judgments are pure.

They are established forever,
Being performed with uprightness;
They standfast and will not sever,
Their glory shines with such brightness.

To each one He sent salvation,
Bids His covenant forever;
Through the power of redemption,
Of a reverend endeavor.

Fear the Lord to begin wisdom,
To have a good understanding;
With faith to enter His Kingdom,
Follow what He is commanding.

Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer

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Great Are the LORD's Works Psalm 111

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Written on July 24, 2021

Submitted by richards.77936 on July 23, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH XXXX FIFI JKJK FGFX IFIF LMLM F
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,303
Words 231
Stanzas 11
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1

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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