Unity in Jesus

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



Everything I have is yours and everything you have is mine.

I have your word and mind and heart,
But Lord for me it’s just a start.

I obey you when you tell me: Go!
But stumble when you tell me: Slow!

When I start I want to finish;
But in my strength all power’s diminished.

So now I’ll have to wait a time,
Until in me your power is mine.

If I try to make the Root obey;
I know that I have gone astray.

You are the vine; I’m just a branch!
I’m nothing unless you advance!
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Written on July 24, 2009

Submitted by dawg4jesus on November 08, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme A BB CC XX XA DD XX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 488
Words 117
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

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