God's Hands



God must use a billion ears to hear every request
God must dry a billion tears
by doing what is best

God must use a billion eyes to see a world of need
God must sew a billion tries
by growing any seed

God must use a billion lips to kiss a cut from falls
God must rock a billion hips
by dancing at the balls

God must use a billion hearts to love a lonesome soul
God must grip a billion parts
by reaching a fine goal

God must use a billion hands to give each one a gift
God must tap a billion bands
by playing for the lift

God must use a billion minds to invent better ways
God must test a billion finds
by sorting out a maze
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXA BXB CXC DXD EXE FXF
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 606
Words 132
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

Wallace Dean LaBenne

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