Spirit and Truth

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



You think you live by the letter
But I tell you the letter kills
You have to live by the Spirit
To rise above these hills

The slain Lamb is now coming
Whether you’re ready or not
When you see Him you’ll cry in your whiskey
Because you’re still stuck in this spot

He gave up His life that you might live
To show you His mercy and grace
But somehow you think you’re above Him
As you look down and spit in His face

Now the time of the judgment is upon you
Without words you’re left empty and void
The blood of the Lamb will not calm you
As by His great wrath you’re destroyed
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Written on October 21, 2007

Submitted by dawg4jesus on December 29, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA XBXB XCXC DEDE
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 587
Words 120
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4

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