Analysis of Cry for Help
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
Please hear my prayer O Lord.
Give an ear to my plea;
Let it not be ignored,
I ask You for mercy.
Righteously answer me,
Enter not a verdict;
Knowing all that you see,
I ask not to convict.
For no one is righteous,
No one is justified;
Have mercy in justice,
Help me be rectified.
For the foe has pursued,
And is crushing my life;
Put me in a bad mood,
By causing me much strife.
He sat me in darkness,
Like those who long been dead;
Naked from the starkness,
Starving not being fed.
My spirit faints within,
My heart within appalled;
Losing my discipline,
Pondering for my God.
Think of the days of old,
Reflect what You have done;
Everything You have told;
All work You had begun.
I have stretched out my hand,
As my soul thirsts for You;
Asking what You demand,
And to help me construe.
Hide not from me Your face,
Rescue me from the pit;
Let me feel Your embrace,
Made spiritually fit.
Let me hear this morning,
About Your steadfast love;
Judgment without scorning,
Giving refuge thereof.
Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer
Scheme | ABAB BCBC DEDE FGFG DHXH XXIX JIJI KLKL MNMN OPOP X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111111 111111 111101 111110 100101 101010 101111 111110 111110 11110 110010 11110 101101 011011 110011 110111 111010 111111 101010 101101 110101 110101 101100 100111 110111 011111 10111 111101 111111 111111 101101 011101 111111 101101 111101 1100001 111110 01111 10011 10101 10101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,043 |
Words | 242 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 11 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 41 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 73 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
About this poem
My Soul Thirsts for You Psalm 143
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Written on December 13, 2021
Submitted by richards.77936 on December 12, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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