If I Don't Wake

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



If I don’t wake to see O LORD
To see another day
Then thank you for Your faithfulness
That led me in Your ways

Your mercy overwhelms me
Your grace is even better
That I could find the key to life
Here written in Your letter

Your word is everything to me
I could not go without it
I rise before the break of day
To learn and never doubt it

Happy are the ones who love
Because You loved them first
They eat Your flesh and drink Your blood
To satisfy their thirst

Before I ever knew You LORD
My life was not worth living
But now my days are filled with praise
And only true thanksgiving
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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 ABCC DEXE DFBF XGXG AHCH
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 589
Words 122
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

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