A Plea for Wisdom
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
Lord I feel so empty
I can’t live without Your word
You know I’m always asking You
About the things I’ve heard
Come once again to me my Father
Give me revelation
My teachers have no answers
So, I sit here in frustration
I wait here for Your wisdom
Holy Spirit fill me up
The world has no answers
Let me drink more from Your cup
My place is there beside You
Sitting on Your humble throne
I cannot take Your place
But I was born to be Your own
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Written on July 13, 2009
Submitted by dawg4jesus on November 02, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XABA XCDC XEDE BFXF |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 450 |
Words | 93 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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