Meeting your Needs
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
You simply need what God provides
In everything else the devil abides
In all your expectations and dreams
Its there you nurture the devil’s schemes
You simply need what God provides
In everything else the devil abides
Like harboring ships that have not sailed
Your future hopes have all been jailed
You simply need what God provides
In everything else the devil abides
You track and you search as you continue to hunt
But the beast is in you; you can’t have what you want
You simply need what God provides
In everything else the devil abides
Be satisfied with the life you live
And as God’s children, learn to give
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Written on February 15, 2008
Submitted by dawg4jesus on January 03, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 623 |
Words | 114 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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