Turn to the Lord

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



Oh, how my anger stumbles me
When someone hurts my feelings
I pray that you’ll forgive me Lord
In all my earthly dealings

If righteous men turn from His ways
They will not be forgiven
But if they turn right back to Him
They’ll surely go on living

And if you say: I have not sinned
You’re making Him a liar
But if you ask: Forgive me Lord
You will avoid the fire
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Written on August 14, 2013

Submitted by dawg4jesus on August 31, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XABA XXXX XCBC
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 369
Words 75
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

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