Faith and Obedience
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
Where are you going to go?
When it is time to leave this place
When the cloud has lifted
Do you want to see his face?
Will you run on the mountaintops?
Your feet like those of a goat
Will you let God shut you in?
Before the ark starts to float
Or will you stand outside the door
With teardrops in your hands
And raindrops falling from the sky
Denying what God demands?
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Written on September 19, 2021
Submitted by dawg4jesus on April 30, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | XAXA XBXB XCXC |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 370 |
Words | 80 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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