Cause to God



Let me have silence as I speak,
And let come upon me what may;
Because of what that I may seek,
Be able to come our way.

Why should I take flesh in my teeth,
And putting my life in my hand;
Not knowing what is underneath,
That could cause another demand.

Though He slay me I will still hope,
Yet argue my ways to His face;
With the agony I do cope,
As I still look for His embrace.

For this will be my salvation,
That the godless who shall approach;
Hypocrites from the creation,
As Satan is being their coach.

Keep listening unto my words,
And my declaration in your ears;
Not flying away like the birds,
Diligently to calm your fears.

Behold, I have prepared my case,
I know I shall be in the right;
I am justified in His face,
Since He has given me insight.

Who is there that is pleading me,
Then I would be silent and die;
If I hold my tongue, would it be,
I stay in the grave where I lie.

I only ask to grant two things,
Then I will not hide from His face;
Whatever that tomorrow brings,
May it shine favor from His grace.

Let Him draw His hand far away,
Dread not of Him to terrify;
Because my yearning to obey,
As my God I cannot deny

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer

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Absolute Trust Job 13:13-21

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Written on January 19, 2022

Submitted by richards.77936 on January 18, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ FKFK LMLM NFNF BMBM X
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,190
Words 279
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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