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Let Wisdom take over

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)

A Blessed Day I won’t forget
LORD, power coming from you
You made the sale and paid the price
To strengthen those who hung You

You give me wisdom to fight against
The ways that this world offers
And to destroy the ones who hate
And all the many scoffers

If this is how You treat me now
And say that I’m Your friend
Then how much better will it be
When time has reached its end

No eye can see or mind conceive
The Glory of Your Presence
But this I know and the Spirit confirms
You’ll only save a remnant

Fear God and let wisdom take over
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Written on May 05, 2010

Submitted by dawg4jesus on March 17, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XABA XXXB XCXC XXXX X
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 546
Words 113
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
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