The Thankful Hearts



I give God thanks with my whole heart,
Before others, I sing His praise;
As His Word my lips do impart,
Abide what His command conveys.

I worship at His Holy place,
In giving thanks as I proclaim;
For the steadfast love in His grace,
And faithfulness into His name.

His truth exalted from above,
All things in His name and His Word;
Strength for my soul comes from His love,
From all I have seen and have heard.

All earthly kings shall give Him thanks,
They have heard His Word from His lips;
Holds more wealth than all of the banks,
Mightier than all the warships.

We shall sing the ways of the Lord,
Because of His glory is great;
And we must walk in one accord,
All that He did to appreciate.

For even though the Lord is high,
He has respect for the lowly;
But the haughty and proud deny,
He considers them unholy.

Though I walk in amongst trouble,
He preserves my life with His hand;
As He pulls me from the rubble,
Puts me on solid rock to stand.

The Lord will fulfill His purpose,
In me with grace and steadfast love;
For guiding me with His compass,
Forever enduring thereof.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer

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Give Thanks to the LORD Psalm 138

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Written on August 28, 2023

Submitted by richardnsherrer on August 27, 2023

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Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ KLKL MNMN OEOE X
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,130
Words 251
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 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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