THESE ARE THE WORDS I WANT TO HEAR



WHEN  MY  JOB  IS  DONE  AND  MY  RACE  IS  COMPLETE,
I  WILL  BOW  DOWN  AT  MY  SAVIORS'  FEET.
I  PRAY  I'LL  RUN  WELL  AND  FINISH  MY  COURSE,
WITH  NO  SIGN  OF  SHAME,  GUILT  OR  REMORSE.
WHAT  I'D  LOVE  TO  HEAR  FROM  GODS  ONLY  SON,
IS  MY  FAITHFUL  SERVANT  YOUR  JOB  WAS  WELL  DONE.
AS  I  DELVE  INTO  SCRIPTURE  MORE  AND  MORE  DO  I  SEE,
THAT  JESUS  CHRIST  SAVES  EVEN  WRETCHES  LIKE  ME.
BECAUSE  OF  MY  OWN  RIGHTEOUSNESS  I  CANNOT  BRAG,
FOR  ALL  OF  MY  GOOD  WORKS  ARE  AS  FILTHY  RAGS
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Written on December 19, 2022

Submitted by carlhatter46 on December 19, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABBCCDDEF
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 522
Words 99
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10

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