Straight and Narrow

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



O LORD I pray teach me Your way
And help me to do it everyday

Help me to walk along with You
And get to see all that You do

I want to bring my friends along
And help them all to grow really strong

And let me bring my children too
So, they can learn to walk with You

O LORD I pray teach me Your way
And never let me go astray
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Written on December 07, 2010

Submitted by dawg4jesus on September 30, 2022

Modified on April 18, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme Aa bb cc bb Aa
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 328
Words 78
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

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