The Higher Protection
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
You dwell in the secret place,
Where the Most High will abide;
The Almighty shines His grace,
And you shall be glorified.
My refuge and my fortress,
My God in Him will I trust;
He comforts me from distress,
Knowing He is fair and just.
He rescues me from the snare,
The Fowler sets to lure;
Deadly pestilence to dare,
Causing you to be impure.
He covers you with His wing,
His faithfulness is a shield;
Because the truth He does bring,
A bumper crop for to yield.
You fear not terror at night,
Nor arrows that fly by day;
If you remain in His light,
And you do trust and obey.
Pestilence stalks in the dark,
Destruction wastes at noonday;
Following where you embark,
Waiting for to make you stray.
Thousands may fall by your side,
But it shall not come near you;
For in the Lord you abide,
Your faithfulness remains true.
You only look with your eyes,
See the reward of evil;
For the truth that they despise,
Recompensed from the devil.
Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer
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My Refuge and My Fortress Psalm 91:1-8
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Written on June 30, 2023
Submitted by richardnsherrer on June 29, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 984 |
Words | 220 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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