A Must Read

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



The God of glory wrote a book
That all his kids could read
He wrote the truth to give them strength
And everything they need

The spirit that lives in you
Was conceived before creation
And now it’s waiting to be born
Through holy revelation

The trials you are going through
Are like a woman’s labor
They start out small but then increase
Until you meet your Savior

How wonderful your life will be
When you have left this earth
To be united with the One
Who came to give you birth

Everyone who listens to the Father
And learns from him comes to Me.
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Written on July 17, 2014

Submitted by dawg4jesus on June 26, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXX ABXB ACXC DEBE CD
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 554
Words 109
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 2

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