All Aboard
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
Some people just get in the door
Some people lose it on the floor
You’re dancing on the train of life
Free from malice; free from strife
The tickets for this trip are free
But everyone gets in through Me
Your suffering; the price to dance
Yet everybody wants a chance
But many will be left behind
The way of life they could not find
For them the dance is over now
They didn’t know the way to town
They missed the train and lost their place
So now they’ll never see My face
I couldn’t shed a tear for them
They never really were my friends
My name is Jesus; I’m the Christ
And no one will offend me twice
The first time I’ll erase your name
The second time its off the train
And you won’t get back on again
My train is only for my friends!
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Written on September 07, 2021
Submitted by dawg4jesus on April 29, 2022
Modified on March 30, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABB CCDD EEXX FFXG XXXX XG |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 757 |
Words | 154 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2 |
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