The Glory King



The earth belongs to the Lord,
And all the fullness thereof;
All of whom dwell are adored,
Sending His blessings of love.

For He has founded the seas,
Established upon rivers;
Created the birds and trees,
Thrives on all He delivers.

Who shall ascend to the Lord?
And stand in His holy place;
Who can be in one accord,
in front of Him face to face.

Who is he having clean hands,
And an uncorrupted heart;
Honoring all His commands,
Having a tongue to impart.

Who has never had deceit,
His soul not bear false witness;
Never tried to ever cheat,
But tones spiritual fitness.

He will receive the blessings,
Salvation from the Lord God;
Being righteously that brings,
For remaining as unflawed.

The generation that will seek,
Seeking the face of the Lord;
Are those who are humbly meek,
And remain in one accord.

Lift up your heads O you gates,
Lifting up O ancient doors;
The King of glory awaits,
For the ones that He adores.

Who is the King of glory?
As the strong and mighty Lord;
The Scriptures tell His story,
That believers can afford.

Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer

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God the Owner Psalm 24

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Written on November 17, 2021

Submitted by richards.77936 on November 16, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABAB CDCD AEAE FGFG HIHI JXJA KAKA LMLM NANA X
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,088
Words 240
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 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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