Offensive Weapons

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



Whenever I find my comfort zone
That’s when the Lord will move me
He’s always there through thick and thin
To test me and approve me

He puts me in and pulls me out
The furnace will refine me
He heats me up and hammers me
So, he can redesign me

A mighty weapon in his hand
Is what the Lord is forging
I will not be among the slain
On which the birds are gorging

Across this dry and barren place
The wind blows as I’m walking
And anyone who seeks my life
Is consumed while I am talking

Can’t you see the time has come?
My enemies are hiding
Look, he’s coming with the clouds
White horses we are riding

And every eye will see him
Even those who pierced him
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Written on May 10, 2016

Submitted by dawg4jesus on July 21, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA XAAA XBXB XBXB XBXB CC
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 668
Words 139
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2

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  • Dougla$Irishman
    Hey, this is a great poem about not giving up in life when the going get tough, we catch our second wind with Jesus as our leader !
    This poem will be reality some day !
    LikeReply1 year ago

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