Prayers

October 9, 2016 by Richard Newton Sherrer Leave a Comment

I take refuge in the Lord,
Lets me not be put to shame;
And He has never ignored,
Whenever I called His name.

He rescues me and frees me,
Because of His righteousness;
He turns towards me as to see,
His glory and blessedness.

He is a rock for to live,
A place where I always go;
Compassionate to forgive,
For my heart will tell Him so.

He is my rock and fortress,
Freeing me from the evil;
My faults that I do confess,
Blocks the grasp of the devil.

The Lord is my hope and breath,
My confidence since my youth;
Saving from the grip of death,
Filling my mind with the truth.

I looked towards Him before birth,
And took me out of the womb;
So I will sojourn on earth,
Until I rest in my tomb.

My songs of praise always speak,
As a model for others;
Showing them on how to seek,
To be spiritual brothers.

My mouth is filled with His praise,
For His glory all day long;
As hands and voice I will raise,
Allows worship to prolong.

Now that I am gray and old,
As I start to lose my strength;
Just how my life did unfold,
I persevered at such length.

God did not distance from me,
Throughout my entire life;
For the future I could see,
As He helped me through the strife.

Copyright © 2016 Richard Newton Sherrer

About Richard Newton Sherrer

Richard Sherrer is actually retired from the United States Air Force about 14 years ago. He had lived in Korea while in the Air Force in 1972 and 1973. You might be asking yourself what brought him back to Korea. I guess you could say that it was a lot of love here, for the country, the people and especially for a Christian woman that he met on the Internet. She convinced him to return to be with her. So he came originally to teach English in July of 2000. They were married July of 2001. Now turned poet which is subject that is near and dear to his heart. His love for Christ and God is an inspiration to all who read his poetry.

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