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Eat the Word

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)

The Revelation of Jesus Christ
Is the key to spiritual wisdom
It unlocks the other books for you
As you enter in the kingdom

Just take the little scroll and eat it
Then you will be well fed
And ask the questions the prophets asked
To see what God has said
Who are these two olive trees?
And who are these two lampstands?
And who is this Zerubbabel
Whom keeps the LORD’s commands?

Melchizedek is easy
After all he’s prince of peace
But now the Word of God goes out
To the greatest and the least
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Written on December 26, 2008

Submitted by dawg4jesus on October 24, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA XBXBCCXX XXXX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 499
Words 101
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 8, 4
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