The Devil was on His back
Take the easy way and avoid the cross.
Bow down to me and do not pay sins cost.
The kingdoms of the world I’ll give to You
if you follow me and do what I do.
Get behind me Satan. Get off my back.
I will climb that hill and I will not slack.
Step by step I will walk Calvary’s Road
and to the cross I'll take sins awful load.
Lash by lash the price for each sin I’ll pay
as all the worlds’ sin upon me they lay.
My blood I’ll pour out all their sins to wash,
and waves of mercy will flow from the cross.
About this poem
I was captivated by a verse in one of the hymns this morning - It's Hard to Dance With the Devil On Your Back and I penned the following short poem
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Submitted by royston on June 12, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | AXBB CCDD EEXA |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 519 |
Words | 120 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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