Worship with Warning



Oh come and sing to the Lord,
A joyful noise for salvation;
Show Him that He’s loved and adored,
As the Father of creation.

In His presence with thanksgiving,
A joyful noise with songs of praise;
Thanking Him for our living,
Praising Him throughout our days.

Because the Lord is a great God,
And a great King whose above all;
The reason we honor and laud,
And who will answer our call.

In His hand are depths of the earth,
Also are the height of mountains;
He made the seas a priceless worth,
Formed dry land quenched by the fountains.

Oh let us bow down and worship,
Let us kneel down before the Lord;
Lie down in His pasture like sheep,
Not letting His voice be ignored.

Soften hearts from provocation,
When traveling the wilderness;
To avoid any temptation,
That could be causing bitterness.

Your fathers put God to the test,
For they wanted to see the proof;
He loathed since they never confessed,
And never listened to the truth.

They were people who went astray,
Not knowing His path was the best;
So because they did disobey,
They shall never enter His rest.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer

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Let Us Sing Songs of Praise Psalm 95

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Written on December 01, 2023

Submitted by richardnsherrer on November 30, 2023

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Scheme ABAB CDCD XEXE FGFG XAXA BHBH IXIX JIJI X
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,115
Words 239
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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