He watches the little people
As they try to figure out
The reason they were put here
And what it’s all about.
God has his own agenda!
And his plans cannot be stopped.
He’s working out there in the fields;
He’s raising up a crop.
Out there... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 7 days ago
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Hear me O Father and answer my call;
Pour out your love and satisfy all.
Give them what they ask for.
Not what they deserve.
Have mercy on all.
If my voice you have heard.
Pour out your love on us; make us rejoice.
Give us the pleasure of... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 10 days ago
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A man can suffer many things
And yet be left unchanged.
He goes through all the lessons,
Never learning. Isn’t that strange?
Does he not wish to live life well?
And be happy with his lot.
But he fights and kicks against the goads
And never... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 13 days ago
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With all of your working
And trying and striving;
You barely get back
What you need for surviving.
Everything under the sun is dissolved
And all the false prophets
Still say we evolved.
Open the book, put it back in the schools!
And stop... – by Richard Groff | 119 Views added 17 days ago
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Once I had a tale to tell
But then it was cut-off.
A tale of one more feeble man
Adrift among the lost.
He could not lift his head
To breathe amidst this raging sea.
But then he cried out to the Lord!
And Jesus set him free.
No more... – by Richard Groff | 8 Views added 23 days ago
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Children of the promise rarely live an easy life.
Instead its marked by suffering and has its fill of strife.
One day is very pleasant as your promise fills the room.
But other days are awful and they’re only filled with gloom.
The light breaks... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 1 month ago
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Consider now the way of life
And what you really need.
Lift up your eyes and look around;
Get off your feeble knees.
The trees and animals work together;
To provide for each ones needs.
The trees produce the air they breathe
And all the fruit... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 month ago
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Thank you, Father, for always being there when I wake up.
I always feel so much love when I hear your voice.
And my heart always gets so warm when I feel your presence.
I know now what it means when you said:
You would never leave me or... – by Richard Groff | 8 Views added 1 month ago
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If you do not know Jesus;
Then just be honest with him; he already knows.
If you are in real trouble this time.
And you’re all alone and thinking of ending your life.
Just say this: “Jesus, I’m not sure if you really exist.
But if you do I... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 month ago
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When it was time to walk;
He lifted up my eyes so I could see.
When it was time to move;
He put strength in my legs and set me free.
When it was time to speak;
You used my lips to speak the truth.
And faithfully I wrote it down
So, you... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 month ago
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You charge through this world with lusting and craving.
Not considering the people our Good Lord is saving.
You shouldn’t just go and throw people away;
Like pieces of trash but some day you’ll pay.
You’ll pay for the sorrow and harm that you... – by Richard Groff | 77 Views added 1 month ago
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No one really turns to God;
Unless they’re in real trouble,
And even then, they won’t
Until their world begins to crumble.
Standing all alone out in the cold is terrible;
Amidst the screams and broken dreams
There is no parable.
But if you... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 month ago
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Learn little by little
Over time
And in Jesus Christ
You’ll find your rhyme.
Play your music loud and clear.
Play it so the Lord can hear.
Making music in your heart,
In troubled times, is quite an art.
Paint your picture beautiful.
I... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 2 months ago
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I have another favor I would
Like to ask of you.
Walk a little further with me
Till I get what I am due.
On the earth I have done wrong.
But now I want to turn.
So, I’ll go running back to Jesus!
He won’t let me... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 2 months ago
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Let us fill the earth with words of love
And do good to our brothers.
Love the women in our lives
And bless all of our mothers.
Our Father wants what’s good for us!
So just do what he says.
And then your joy will be complete
And you can go... – by Richard Groff | 108 Views added 2 months ago
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God, where could I go that
I would not still need you?
For you are my breath and my life.
All that I am is wrapped up in you.
Come and make me your bride.
All dressed in white I’ll wait here for you.
Jesus, come take my life
And I will... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 2 months ago
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Only one thing is needed;
Two and three!
He is the One who chastens me.
My God is one person;
Wrapped up in three.
The Father, the Son and now even me.
So then what beauty comes from the ground?
As our God smiles looking down.
The sight... – by Richard Groff | 105 Views added 2 months ago
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The Lord is great; the Lord is good.
If only in Him stay I would:
Write the music; write the score
And sing it to those I adore.
Then when they hear
The “Voice of Truth”
They’ll shout and cry
And add more proof.
The “Voice of Truth” is... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 2 months ago
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Father, I love you, I want you, I do;
All that I want is to be here with you.
To live in your Presence
And look at your face;
To gaze at your Glory
And be known in your Place.
I want to come home now;
I’m tired and worn.
I want to sit... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 3 months ago
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The Lord is on his heavenly throne;
He observes the sons of men.
The Sovereign God is on his throne;
He examines them.
The righteous he examines;
But the wicked his soul hates!
Violent men are cast into hell;
Their judgment still awaits.
... – by Richard Groff | 8 Views added 3 months ago
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Looking where I’m going
But remembering where I’ve been
I cannot look inside myself
But I can let God in
He’s coming with a shotgun
And he’ll clear the forest floor
He’s hunting for dust bunnies
At the rascally rabbit store
He’ll clear off... – by Richard Groff | 9 Views added 3 months ago
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Lord, I pray that you will set me a time
And then remember me;
Conceal me in the grave till your anger has passed.
Then you will call and I will answer you.
You will long for the creature your hands have made.
Every man dies, but can a man... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 3 months ago
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All hair balls and cattle calls
You won’t obey the traffic laws
You tell me that you know God’s Word
Why won’t you do the things you’ve heard?
I know you hear; that’s what you say
But you just simply won’t obey
So, this time hasten do not... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 4 months ago
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You don’t have to reason from Scripture
Just walk away; close up your ears
You might think I’d get the picture
But all that I see is your fear
The poetry comes from Life’s lessons
My Lord likes to make time to teach
And though it might not... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 4 months ago
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When bullies prosper no one wins
God’s children must stick together
So, let us fight to save our friends
And we will all be better
Too many children cry alone
And suffer from rejection
When all it takes is one good friend
To offer them... – by Richard Groff | 1 View added 4 months ago
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Oh, what a blessing to be a blessing
To others who walk in the Way
A wonderous, joyous and beautiful sound
That still can be heard; hear today
If you lack encouragement listen to this
It was formed from and given in love
I would like to take... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 4 months ago
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For years and years, decades upon decades, centuries upon centuries, even millenniums upon millenniums men have been thinking outside the box.
But I live and think inside the box.
I am the church, the temple of the living God and the ark of the... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 4 months ago
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God created the heavens and the earth.
God cut down the heavens and the earth.
Now the earth was lay waste; an undistinguishable ruin,
And death and destruction covered the surface of the deep,
And the Spirit of God was hovering over this... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 4 months ago
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You know the worm has to die
So, you can see the butterfly
See the butterfly yea see the butterfly
You know the worm has to die
So, you can see the butterfly
The butterfly here in this song
You know the worms have to die
So, you can see... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 4 months ago
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The Word of God will separate
Your spirit from your flesh
He won’t leave sin in Israel
He’ll do as he sees best
Rise up O Lord and scatter your enemies.
Return to those who love you.
My whole purpose for living is to serve and glorify God... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 4 months ago
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Everything that was done in the past
Was done for Him and to His glory
So, pay attention to history
Because history is just His story
Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 4 months ago
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When they close at eight you say:
I can’t wait!
But when they close at ten
You’ll wait till then
You claim to want an open door
But now you’re lying on the floor
You want to walk but you must run
Because you have not found the Son
So,... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 4 months ago
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If you lift up your cross and carry it
with you on your journey,
Then in the middle of your journey,
it will lift you... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 4 months ago
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In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 4 months ago
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So, we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen.
For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith.
Who for the joy set before him endured the cross,... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 5 months ago
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When we went out to have some turkey
We could have turned left in Albuquerque
But instead we found some here
So, we’ll give thanks for many years
For friends and family new and old
Let’s eat before our food gets cold
... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 5 months ago
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May the fours be with you, yes as they four ever go
Whether you play to win this time or only play to show
There are four living creatures around the throne and one was made for you
There are also twenty-four elders there so you can have a... – by Richard Groff | 1 View added 6 months ago
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Early in the morning when it is still dark;
The birds start singing and they sing all day long.
They sing praise and honor and glory to God all day long,
But they begin while it is still dark.
This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
Where are... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 7 months ago
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What child takes the lid off of a cookie jar
To find delicious cookies
And then puts the lid back on
And admires the jar?
No, instead he forgets what the jar looks like
And only wants to taste of what’s inside.
So, it is with the children of... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 7 months ago
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There was a man who had a wife, a house, property, children and animals, yet in the place where he lived many did not consider him to be a rich man. In the land in which he lived wealth was measured by the number of a man’s possessions and how much... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 7 months ago
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She’s very good at storytelling;
Not so good with the truth.
She learned to feed her fantasies,
While she was still a youth.
She takes the truth and twists it;
Breaking branches strips its fruit.
She can’t perceive her error.
But His... – by Richard Groff | 10 Views added 7 months ago
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The Eternal state lies in the woods;
The forest for the trees.
But outer darkness waits for those;
Who do just as they please.
No, they don’t care who it might hurt;
They don’t feel any pain.
Their pines and cedars turned to pulp.
They... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 7 months ago
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He wasn’t like his grandpa; he wasn’t like his dad,
He wasn’t like his grandma and that just made him sad.
He wasn’t like his mother, a little stinker poo,
He wasn’t like his brothers; but he looked a lot like you.
Father, can you tell me... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 7 months ago
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O LORD our God, Father, let your Name be exalted above the Highest Heavens forever and ever.
And let your kingdom come and your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
May the words of our mouths and the meditations of our hearts be pleasing in... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 8 months ago
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When sorrow consumes the best part of your day,
Because all that you worked for was taken away.
Rejoice in the LORD, now your troubles are gone;
If you’ve been forgiven for all you did wrong.
That’s all you that did as you worked for a living,... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 9 months ago
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O God, our God, we sing to you.
We raise a shout of joy!
We want your face to shine on us;
To save our little boy.
He has been sick for so long now,
And often close to death.
I ran to get his medicine,
But he had feared I left.
I never... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 10 months ago
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LORD, I love your presence!
When I feel it deep inside.
The love you show me in this world,
No evil force can hide.
You keep it locked up very tight;
You hold me in your hand.
God, show me what my future holds;
And all that we have planned.
... – by Richard Groff | 8 Views added 11 months ago
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When God opens up a woman’s womb it brings forth new life into a fallen world. Why?
The circle of life is inside the square;
The sphere of life is inside the cube.
Untamed Trouble
God is patient; God is kind,
God is loving, this you’ll find.
... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 11 months ago
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Revelation is the therefore in a very trying time.
It adds a little reason to a very vexing rhyme.
It shines a light on trouble;
In a world of waste and rubble.
And it leads you on your way to get back home!
To turn and run for cover from a... – by Richard Groff | 17 Views added 11 months ago
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Wearing the mask; you’re not up to the task,
I watch as you stumble and fall.
I wanted to ask as I sipped from my flask,
Why you can’t keep your eye on the ball?
A swing and a miss; many swings without hits.
Though you practice it never gets... – by Richard Groff | 13 Views added 11 months ago
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Adrift on the ocean;
A sail in the breeze,
Alone in the forest;
Stood up by the trees.
I can’t get my bearings;
All the stars disappeared.
With dark clouds they were covered;
Waking up all my fears.
Now the forest is dark and the ocean is... – by Richard Groff | 10 Views added 1 year ago
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You shed your blood for the sake of the Truth;
You died while you were still a youth.
But you’ll be coming back again.
And this time you will bring your Friend.
The One who saved you from your plight;
The One who always does what’s right!
... – by Richard Groff | 13 Views added 1 year ago
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I once had a dream I was flying,
But there in mid-air I was dying,
I fell to the ground and thump made a sound,
I was running around and still trying.
I once had a dream I was crying,
But the tears that I shed were not drying.
They ran down... – by Richard Groff | 60 Views added 1 year ago
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No temptation has seized you except what is common to man
Only the ones that Satan by his will has planned
They are not unpredictable, nor should they stand in your way
Everything that he does is the same to this very day
Men should not be... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Some men have green thumbs but I have green toes
From removing the weeds from my vineyard as it grows
The fruit of the real vine tastes sweet yes indeed
And the fruit of that vine is all I’ll ever need
You can’t hide the truth from the ones... – by Richard Groff | 8 Views added 1 year ago
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O Lord your truth’s so great and strong
That I can barely stand
But then I see my feeble knees
Are strengthened by Your hand
So now on bended knee I pray
Receiving Your command
To live and love just like You do
So, I may be Your man
A... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Three dimensional images have obscured all of your vision
Here on earth you can’t find peace until you make a decision
A decision to seek the fourth dimension of the spiritual realm
To place your Father on the deck and let Him have the helm
... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Once you get beyond all the artificial lights,
You can see the Son rise is eminent!
And when you grow beyond all the things that make you fight,
His love becomes to you just like a stimulant.
Better than your morning coffee, Coke or power... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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B ecause the law was unable to help us, the seed came through a woman’s pelvis,
U nlike other children; not born of a man, by God’s Holy Spirit according to his plan,
T he Christ had to come to the world as a baby, born of a virgin He came here to... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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I f men could see the Truth they’d know,
there is a place where they can go.
N ot here, nor there, nor in between,
but to a place that can’t be seen!
T he struggle we have is against Satan whose evil,
and seeks to destroy us by removing... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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The only thing that matters is faith expressing itself in love!
Love for you Lord and love for your brothers,
Love for your sons and love for their mothers!
Love is all that we must cherish,
Without your love we all would perish!
A love... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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Acrostic # 5
H ow can you live with yourself anymore?
A drift in your wealth and ignoring the poor,
V erifying you haven’t been born of the Spirit,
I gnoring your conscience, you don’t want to hear it,
N othing you acquire in this world... – by Richard Groff | 69 Views added 1 year ago
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Everything for a reason,
Everything in His time,
Until it is the season,
You will not find a rhyme!
When the Lord’s winds blow,
Waves of trouble will crash,
As for you, you may know,
What He built; they won’t smash!
The house built by... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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B ecause it’s so easy to speak against our brothers,
E very word we speak should serve to build up others.
Q uestion the motives of every man’s heart.
U ntil you know the truth; your speaking should not start.
I n everything you say you should... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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B eginning in a family of strife and living there for most of my life,
U ncertain was my call to glory, but now I live to tell the story,
T he story of a life made new, the story of a Gentile Jew!
W hen Jesus bled and died for you, so that you... – by Richard Groff | 12 Views added 1 year ago
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B ecause lies in this world are everywhere,
E veryday Your cleansing flow will make me whiter than snow!
B ut the truth is in the Word, you’ll find it there.
Y ou should not seek the things that can only be seen!
J ust the Truth and the hope... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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The brighter you let your little light shine,
The darker the place the Lord for it will find.
We don’t need a light on a bright sunny day,
When there’s no debt to speak of and no bills to pay.
But we do need a light when the darkness has... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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How can I teach what I have not learned?
How can I speak what I haven’t discerned?
I don’t do what I want and what I don’t want, that I do.
Why do you put up with me? I’d just kill me if I were you.
How can you have such patience?
And mercy... – by Richard Groff | 1 View added 1 year ago
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In case of emergency, run like the wind.
So, God will open doors and let you all in.
When the wind blows you can hear its sound.
But you don’t know where it comes from
Or where it is bound.
Such is the way of those born of the Spirit.
I’ve... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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A good woman, these days, is hard to find.
She is filled with the Spirit and does not whine.
She respects the man that she has been given.
It’s only by love that she is driven!
How blessed is the man that He’s given her to?
He’s blessed... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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The prudent man knows when to stop.
He takes his time and moves.
He presses onward toward the top.
His love he always proves!
He enters through the narrow gate.
So, he will want no more.
He doesn’t believe in chance or fate.
He knows his... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Do you know what it means to be self-controlled?
When sin enters your mind, you don’t let it unfold!
It enters as a package sealed up nice and tight.
It’s wrapped with fine ribbons and a bow that’s just right.
In your heart when you see it,... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 1 year ago
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Someone remembers everyday,
That child that die and went away.
Those ignorant pricks and bastards too,
Who claim to be the holy Jews.
The chosen folks of God Most High,
But in their hearts, they know they lie.
With many words they praise The... – by Richard Groff | 8 Views added 1 year ago
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Into this world we know sins must come.
But woe to the one through whom they come.
He will not find peace or rest from his labor.
The gold that he craves is not from our Savior.
It is not the kind that’s refined by the fire.
But only a source... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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A life well lived will leave no regrets!
No unfinished business or unresolved debts,
No times that it missed sharing love with a friend,
No what ifs or maybes, no well it depends.
It never stays sorry or angry too long,
Doesn’t fight for its... – by Richard Groff | 56 Views added 1 year ago
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Sometimes it isn’t about anything but time.
Sometimes it’s not about teaching or preaching.
Sometimes it’s not about giving or receiving.
Sometimes it’s not about prayer or worship.
Sometimes it’s not about singleness or courtship.
Sometimes... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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Time is so you can see the signs.
Time is when you will know it is time.
The time is coming soon!
The day is here and light shines upon you.
Then the darkness overcomes the light,
But the sun rises again and there is hope in the light.
Then... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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In the middle of destruction, we’re sharing the good news,
But the people of the world still have far too many shoes,
Blessed are the feet of those who only walk by faith,
Because they know that in the end
They will be saved by grace.
They... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Lord I love you; I want to see your face,
You know I no longer want to live in disgrace.
When you make a way Lord you make a Way,
I have to confess to your glory today.
No worries ahead and no troubles behind,
Your grace and your mercy are... – by Richard Groff | 1 View added 1 year ago
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I do what you give me to do
And then Father it’s all up to you.
I say what you give me to say
And then Lord I just wait and pray.
You’re in every good thing that I ever knew,
Jesus you’re the only one who’s ever been true.
Even though I... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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How do I love thee? Not like this world I say,
By telling you lies and leading you astray.
But I tell you the truth and don’t give you false hope,
You’ll be pummeled and pounded as you lean on the rope.
The rope of salvation has become now your... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Fear not I say, for I love you so,
Though this world might toss you to and fro,
I will not leave you! Wait for me there!
That my love for you I might always share.
I do not see as this world sees.
You really need only wait for me.
My love is... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Raise up a child in the Way he should go,
When he’s old he will not depart from it,
But raise up a child with a lie that you show,
And you never know what will come from it.
You praise God with your lips you religious hypocrites,
But you... – by Richard Groff | 1 View added 1 year ago
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If you don’t work, then you won’t eat,
But the Lord is good and the Lord is sweet.
Taste of the Lord and invite His grace,
This is your work; you must seek His face.
The job that the Lord has given this man,
Is to lift and carry while he’s... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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America the beautiful,
A land of torture and fear,
Its people say they worship God,
But they’re all so insincere.
They brag about their freedom
And their mercy in their pride,
But when I looked into these things,
I found their leaders lied.... – by Richard Groff | 9 Views added 1 year ago
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The Lord is kind and gracious,
He’s loving in all His ways,
He’s the One, who does these things,
He listens to what I say.
Because I don’t speak on my own,
But through His Holy Spirit,
He takes my hand and guides me along,
His path so He... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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You paint a picture Lord,
That’s worth a thousand words.
And when I see that picture Lord,
I know just what I heard.
How easily the honey flows,
When it’s not so cold anymore.
How easily thanksgiving rose,
When my knees had hit the floor.
... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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You marry those who have no part,
And with God won’t share their heart,
You test and try everything He says.
Just like somehow you might know best,
You wonder as your Father is grieved,
If all of His words can be believed,
Yes, every word of... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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As I walk around in the junkyard,
This world has to offer,
I see a great train wreck time after time,
And many a mocker and scoffer.
They laugh at the truth,
While they’re living their lies.
Many destined for hell,
And all sure to die.
... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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The sun’s shining in,
But I can’t see his face anymore.
His love’s still raining in,
But my heart’s going off to war.
I don’t understand this struggle,
That’s going on inside of me.
Everything looks black and blue,
That these bloodshot eyes... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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The Lord has shown me mercy again
In every wonderful way.
He was waiting on my doorstep this morning
To help me start my day.
When I opened the door, he came right in
And then we ate together.
He placed a song so deep in my heart
That now... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Mary, Mary quite contrary,
Oh no you’re really not,
You only seek the will of God
And this is what you’ve got.
The promise, the warning,
The peace and joy, the everlasting life.
He’s changing you and made you new,
You’re a wonderful mother... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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Now you can come early or you can come late,
It doesn’t really matter you won’t have to wait.
He’s standing beside you to open the door
And help you come in your election is sure.
But not for the wicked, their fate is sealed;
Their hearts... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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The Lord doesn’t want your money;
The Lord doesn’t want your things.
The Lord wants only you
And the Lord wants you to sing.
Sing praise to the Lord
Sing praise and honor and glory.
CHORUS 2X
The Lord doesn’t care about the music;
The... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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There ain’t no need to hurry,
Instead just stand in the Way.
And don’t you start to worry,
Just listen to what I say.
The Lord is there to guide you,
He’ll lead you everyday
And the Lord will stand beside you,
When you choose to stand in... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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The Lord grants rest to those that he loves,
And shows them their place here in heaven above.
Make no man your teacher, don’t listen to them.
Until you listen to God and can call him your friend.
Inquire of him, he will answer your call,
He... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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How much more must I suffer with tears of injustice?
How much longer must we listen to evil men saying: Trust us?
I see the innocent being slaughtered and the evil goes on.
How much longer must we endure seeing all this wrong?
Father come... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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The stories almost over and yet it just begins,
The reason that they’re ending is because of all your sins.
The One who’s coming is the Way, the Truth and He’s the life,
To those who hear but don’t wake up, He comes like a thief in the night
... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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Sometimes what looks like light is really as dark as hell.
And when I must behold these things it makes me want to yell.
An ordinary milkman with a family and nice house,
From every outward appearance he was as quiet as a mouse.
But in his... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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In the Lord’s time it all shall be,
Just what He said it was going to be.
The bats, the birds, the butterflies,
I sometimes stop and wonder why,
That God made man without the wings,
To fly much higher than all these things.
How could He see... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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Blind one moment, now I can see,
The Lord has come and set me free.
His glory that was once kept hidden,
Is now no longer for my eyes forbidden.
The wonders of His amazing grace,
The curves and lines upon His face,
With my hand now I can... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Here’s a little something we can keep between us two,
It’s just a little something that I hope you’ll find is true.
The Word is never wrong; it’s always true and has one meaning,
It’s the mirror on the visor of this life as you go streaming.
... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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Your Word to me Lord is all consuming,
Like thunder in my ears as the storms are looming.
The work that I am given to do by men,
Will never compare to you in the end.
The Word that I’m given by you O Lord,
Is everything I need and all that... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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T o you my King I’m singing praise
O n this your great and glorious day
D on’t blot me out or break my jaw
A nd I can sing your praise to all
Y our mercy and your kindness true
I want to live to worship you
A nd after this I’ll need no... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Only for you we wait only for you,
Come today Lord Jesus make everything new.
Everything in your time, everything in your way,
I’ll trust in you Jesus as I wait here today.
Now by your blood your will be done,
It is from you Lord that I have... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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My phone didn’t ring but my Spirit picked up,
I answered that call and I finally stood up.
I said no more evil, no more sin in my life!
Somehow, I must learn to become a good wife.
My work in this world is to simply believe,
But now I can see... – by Virginia Groff | 8 Views added 1 year ago
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Lord, you’re everything we need and nothing impure.
It’s your grace that we need so we can be sure.
It’s your grace we need Lord so we can stand,
In this coming age as just one man.
How great is your mercy that I might see?
The gifts that you... – by Richard Groff | 1 View added 1 year ago
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The eye of God is upon the earth
And it has been since the day of its birth.
I bow down Lord so you can see
The heart you’ve placed inside of me.
The heart of flesh and not of stone,
No longer desiring to be alone.
I call to you and cry... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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There is no freedom in freedom,
Only more shackles and chains.
The only freedom is in the Truth
And there it shall remain!
Forever and ever and then for a day,
You will only find it when you walk in the Way.
There you discover it though... – by Richard Groff | 1 View added 1 year ago
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Peter is there, he tends the gate,
For him the obedience key,
But when love comes near to enter in,
He is met outside by Thee.
You snatch him up in Your arms,
He knows no longer can he be harmed,
He says it’s true, I know I’m free,
Because... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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When I gaze into your deep dark eyes,
I find the answers to all my whys,
My what’s, my when’s, my where’s, my whose,
It seems they’re all contained in You.
O Lord I want to be wholly Yours,
And rest my ship on your sandy shores.
Now Jesus... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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I don’t want what I want, I want what I need,
If you look inside I have a passion to feed,
A passion for life, not for death that encumbers,
Yes, I want to live and I don’t want to slumber.
Your rest is for me, I don’t want to stray,
O Lord... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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All the same, we’re all the same,
So, tell me who do we have to blame?
Who plants a lemon tree,
And peaches spring forth from it?
Every eye shall see Him
When in glory He cometh.
You believe a lie, I know the truth.
And if you like I’ll... – by Richard Groff | 9 Views added 1 year ago
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Change, change, change, yes change is my friend;
Nothing ever changes on the outside of men.
Before it began it was destined to end,
Thank God for the inside, for a Spirit that mends!
Reality forever stays the same,
Only your perceptions of... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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They saw they could never live up to God’s standards,
No matter how hard they tried.
You see the truth of the matter is,
You need to have God inside.
Without the Holy Spirit to fill us,
We’re only empty vessels and jars.
Just like Fords and... – by Richard Groff | 8 Views added 1 year ago
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You’ve engraved me on the palms of your hands;
On the cross you did this so I could stand.
Your blood poured out so I could be saved,
Your body was broken so I would not be enslaved.
How long O Lord will you hide your face?
How long O Lord... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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The strong winds blow and the sheds cannot stand.
It’s your Word that we need, not what’s made by our hands!
In the Son I can walk and I won’t be uncovered.
All your branches are bare if you don’t love your brother!
If you will seek, then I... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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O Lord how foolish your servant can be,
I worry about things that I can’t even see.
Why should I fear the darkness while the light is still shining?
I’ll get up off my knees and I’ll stop all this whining!
Your grace is sufficient and it rains... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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You will do what’s best for all; of this I am assured.
When You explain your words to me I’m never ever bored.
Excitement is the way of love; a joyous wonderful thing.
And when I leave this earth dear Lord I’ll get to wear your ring!
A symbol... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Bless all those who help your servants,
Show them your love too!
Give them peace and satisfaction,
In everything they do!
Extend to them your mighty hand;
And lift them from this earth!
Let them sing and dance with You;
And give them a new... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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When you live by the sword;
Then you die by the same.
When you don’t heed the word;
Then there’s no one to blame.
If you can’t find the answer
In the letter I wrote;
Check your mail every day
And I’ll drop you a note.
You know that my... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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A reflection of God is all I see;
In the mirror as I stare back at me.
A humble, loving and gracious soul;
The weight of His love has taken its toll.
If I boast, I boast I know Him;
Everything I have, I owe Him!
Anything I’ll ever be,
... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Lord, above all things I cherish You.
Because you’re the only one that’s true;
All the rest have gone astray.
In outer darkness they now stay!
In many churches; in many pews,
They come to seek and worship You.
They do not know where You are... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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I can see the cross and I can see the rain.
But what I can’t see is a reason to complain.
You’ve given us everything we’ve ever needed.
You gave us your Son and your work He completed!
I can see the lightning and I can hear the thunder.
But... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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When the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding.
The fear of the Lord is there, but the fear of man overriding.
But when the wicked perish, all the righteous thrive.
Their flocks and herds, their hearts and souls, suddenly come alive!
I... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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The Lord works out everything, for His own ends,
Even a day of disaster for the wicked.
And never would I have to worry again,
If I could just get this through my thick head!
Why are the words that I know are the Truth,
Sometimes for me, just... – by Richard Groff | 1 View added 1 year ago
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When it’s dark, I can see the light coming toward me.
And yet when its light, I find, I cannot see.
What would you say to a blind man who tells you,
That even in darkness, he’ll be there to help you?
Would you tell him he’s crazy or stupid... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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Without trust there’s no love.
And love can’t be forced.
Look to heaven above.
Know that God is the source!
We cannot find true love,
If we do not seek Him!
There is no one to shove,
Have a taste and get in!
Just lay down your cares,
... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Why should you endure a beating?
For doing what is wrong?
Just like a fool who thinks he’s cool,
You’ll sing the world’s song.
I don’t know why this happened to me;
I did nothing to deserve it.
But while you walk in the world’s ways,
You... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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I think about your signs and your commandments every day.
I treasure them up in my heart, there to forever stay.
I share them with the ones I love whenever I am able.
At every meal I eat with You; they’re right there on the table.
My heart... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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The Lord has saved and rescued me,
Even from the danger I could not see;
He watches over me day and night.
The Lord’s the one who does what’s right!
The Lord has become my strength and shield.
To wicked men I will not yield.
They surrounded... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Eggs for breakfast and chicken for dinner;
Which one came first thought the curious sinner.
The eggs must have been here before the hens.
How can that be if the hens didn’t lay them?
I had eggs for breakfast, for me they came first!
But the... – by Richard Groff | 10 Views added 1 year ago
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As weak as a lamb or as strong as a lion,
You’re just spinning your wheels if you’re still out there trying.
If you’re trying to get it, before your time has come,
Then you ought to sit down and recall where you’re from!
The life you are... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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From what was dead and buried,
A new life sprang up too.
But not the way it used to be;
Completely made anew!
From the ground that it was planted in,
It never stood a chance.
A dry and barren wasteland;
A land without romance!
The hearts... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 1 year ago
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Irony has its own funny little meaning.
It all depends on the amount you’ve been gleaning.
The things that you’ve seen and the things you have heard;
Especially the ones that you’ve gotten from the Word!
You’ll come to obedience through trial... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Every dollar is important
And so is every minute.
If you haven’t been in the Word today,
You really should get in it.
Its not that the Lord isn’t speaking;
Its just you’re slow to listen.
Though you should be moving mountains by now,
... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 1 year ago
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Lord, I’ll put my trust in You,
You call them the way You see them.
Your vision is not impaired by sin,
So, I know that You can free them!
Your decisions are all right and just,
Whether safe or out at the plate.
My mind says go but my heart... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 1 year ago
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The train is waiting just outside;
It’s sitting on the tracks.
It’s calm and sunny where I live
But still there are attacks.
The wicked have no rest!
And they are always filled with rage.
I wonder do they know the part
They play on this... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 1 year ago
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I’m still behind the wheel, but no longer am I driving.
If you ask me what it feels like here? I’ll say: I’m just surviving.
Surviving till I reach the end and I’ve run out of road.
But I am not afraid; I’m simply waiting to unload!
To get rid... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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All forms of religion are a thorn in my side.
Stand up; sit down, these men cannot decide.
They live by the letter to offer you proof.
They’ve forgotten the Spirit, the Spirit of Truth!
My life here on earth brings me nothing but trouble.
... – by Richard Groff | 1 View added 1 year ago
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Like a twig on the surface of the waters,
This people will float away.
They have eaten the fruit of deception.
They plant wickedness to this day.
Because they depend on their own strength,
And their soldiers out in the field,
A harvest of... – by Richard Groff | 73 Views added 1 year ago
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Don’t expect your expectations
To ever be fulfilled.
Just come to God with open arms
And learn to do His will!
He will show you all the ways
That He wants you to go!
And He will tell you everything
You’ll ever need to know!
The Truth is... – by Richard Groff | 8 Views added 1 year ago
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It’s all the same distance, just different paths.
You know what we need before we can ask.
We don’t have the strength, but we know that You do!
And while we’re still mourning You comfort us too!
You know everything that we’re going to say.
... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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Him in you and Him in me,
Together we will always be!
I pray that I will see it here,
But still I know the time is near!
I can’t deny His sovereign plan,
The one He has for every man.
The ways of God seem strange to me,
But just and... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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Four is for completeness,
Something that I need,
Not symbolically finished,
But finished yes indeed!
Some think that it’s seven,
And some think that it’s ten,
But these are only Numbers,
The fourth book once again.
Worldly people think a... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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O Lord I am on my hands and knees.
My Lord it’s You I seek to please.
I came here with the water from earth.
So, you might quench your mighty thirst.
You said: Its love that I thirst for;
Upon the earth, My wrath I’ll pour.
They would... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Confusion comes from chaos,
But order, by design.
And if you look into these things,
This simple truth you’ll find.
You can’t find lies inside the Truth!
But half-truths inside lies!
And everyone that speaks what’s false,
Is surely going to... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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There is only one answer and only one Truth.
If you seek Jesus Christ, the Lord God gives you proof.
It is felt in your heart and known in your mind.
Though the world may be cruel, He is not unkind.
There is only one question; one problem to... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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If you could live forever here,
And never show signs of aging.
Would you then be satisfied?
Or would your lusts keep raging?
You would have no hope of resting!
You would have to work to eat!
So, would your life be bitter?
Or would your life... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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You use to seek a psychic,
Or even a fortune teller.
Now you set up these piles of dung,
And cry out to “Old Yeller.”
You worship your dogs and pussycats,
And think they’re all so classy.
You gather around your piles of dung,
And wish you... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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In fortified bunkers,
Buried deep underground,
From well lighted rooms,
Came a curious sound.
The sound of machines,
Making plans by themselves,
For destroying mankind,
But without a man’s help.
It was already finished,
But they just... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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The mist arises from the trees like smoke;
The fire is ever... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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You’re big enough to know the difference;
You’re big enough to do what’s right.
You’re big enough to go your own way;
You’re big enough to learn to fight.
The lies the world tells you;
Will not get you anywhere.
It’s still lonely in the... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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In a different light,
You see different things,
When you look beyond the darkness.
If you look really hard,
You just might find,
The things that could entrap... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Little bits here,
And little bits there.
Little bits and pieces,
Is all I can share.
It’s all I can see,
As I look at creation.
At the things that are not;
Yet called into... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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I know I’ll die,
For my faith!
But will you die,
For yours?
Will you check it,
At the... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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You can burn the words I’ve written down;
And in your hearts deny them.
But the Lord will say: Just write again;
And then He will apply them!
I cannot write these words myself;
I’m just taking dictation.
The words came from the Lord our... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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The last tears will be bittersweet,
When shed upon the mercy seat.
The hearts of those now filled with joy,
Poured out before this little boy.
And from His mouth comes holy fire;
Destroying every single liar!
And those who now destroy the... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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These prison walls are closing in.
The wages of my greatest sin.
I can’t find anything not found.
Till all my walls are crashing down!
But when these walls are crashing down,
Your Spirit within me can be found!
Just like the seeds cast... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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I’m so glad You’re mine; I’m so glad I’m Yours.
The world thinks its winning, but it’s not really sure.
When the sorrow is gone; only joy can remain.
In the midst of my trouble I will worship Your name!
The death is behind me, there’s just... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Strengthen me or kill me Lord;
Without You I can’t do this!
If I can’t even stop the rain,
Then how can I walk through this?
The faith I have is very small;
The wind looks at me and laughs!
I want to rise above it all,
But to Your feet I... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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He who loves pleasure will become poor;
These are the words of the Sovereign Lord.
For Him, to do what is just and right,
Is more acceptable than sacrifice!
The plans of the diligent lead to profit.
The Lord approves; He will not stop it.
To... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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The children of God are His precious elite.
They fall down and worship at His holy feet.
Your family are those who are doing His will.
Not those of the world who are lying dead still.
Welcome each child as your Father adopts them.
Don’t stand... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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You asked me for this and I said: I can’t do it.
But now here it is I hope you’ll see through it.
The things that you hold precious and dear,
Are the things that are spawning all of your fear.
Your money can’t buy you contentment.
And your... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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I know the One the winds obey.
He lives in me; that’s what I’ll say.
His Spirit guides me everyday.
And teaches me in all His ways!
He’s never far away from me.
He stays really close so I can see.
And when I can’t feel love from others.
He... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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Spring cleaning is not just about your house.
But also, the tent that you live in;
You must remain faithful to the Word.
And enjoy the gift you’ve been given!
If your windows are dirty you clean them too.
So, you can enjoy the sunshine.
If... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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It’s easy to take a journey when you have a job to do,
But when that job is finished we will run back home to You!
Home is where the heart is and we long to be there too,
So then till our work is finished let us never stray from You!
You gave... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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You’ve given me this time to work six and rest one,
And through the entire seven to have joy in the Son!
How can I ever understand all You’ve said?
Who can explain it, when it’s over my head?
Each day I listen closely to the Spirit of Truth.
... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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You’re divorcing wisdom to marry your passion,
Because at this point in your life it’s in fashion.
So, will this end up in marital bliss?
Before giving an answer consider this;
The throat of the one you’re divorcing, you’re cutting,
Because you... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 1 year ago
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Why do you hate that child of yours so?
He talks back and defies you and you just let him go.
Don’t you know that there’s danger for all the defiant?
At four or fourteen he is still so reliant.
He’s relying on you to show him the Father!
But... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Your words are all true and your love is unequalled
When this story is over I can’t wait for the sequel
An eternal production of glory and grace
We will all sing and praise as we look at your face!
Yours is unequalled beauty that no man can... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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Wake up O sleeper
The day has drawn near
The day of your judgment
The one that you fear
What can I say you haven’t already heard?
I can’t say a thing, not even a word!
But know this my loved one the end’s surely coming;
You cannot escape... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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The key is in my birthday
In Zechariah four
It shows you who the martyrs are
In Revelation eleven-four
I know you won’t need anymore
Perhaps it’s in one-twenty
You know I think it’s fun for sure
I want to give you plenty
But if the Holy... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Just a moment in time, yet it rings in my head,
What can I say Father, you are my bread.
Thank you for taking the time to teach me.
Thank you for stretching out your arm to reach me.
Thank you, my God, for being my sword,
My shield from the... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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I listened and heard what you had to say,
I’ll put it into practice in my life today.
My strength and my honor you have restored,
O Lord God Almighty my great reward.
Apart from you Lord my life was shattered,
My hopes and my dreams had all... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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I am because You are,
Because You are I AM.
Trying is foolish,
This that all can see.
First humbly ask,
Then holy believe!
And after this you’ll need no more.
For it is your life He will restore.
There’s a little cloud settling over my... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 1 year ago
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Lord all I want is more of you;
I want to be counted among the few.
The few who have entered in through the gate,
The few who no longer have to wait.
The sheep you love you sacrifice,
O Lord to you I give my life.
Please take it Father this... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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Delicious sounds suspicious in the eyes of those who see.
How can she be delicious when I know she’s just like me?
But those who eat are blinded by her beauty and her charm.
And much to their dismay, in every way, they will be harmed!
What... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Lord in your creation,
I can see beauty in the storm.
Even when I’m going through it,
You can make my heart feel warm.
The storms can come and go so quick,
Sometimes we don’t remember.
Thanksgiving isn’t only;
For a Thursday in November!
... – by Richard Groff | 1 View added 1 year ago
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It’s good to see your face again,
I missed you every day.
It’s good to hear your voice again,
And the wonderful things you say.
It’s good to smell your scent again;
I missed that while we were apart.
Your wonderful love has captured me;
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The wealth of this world is so, so deceiving,
It’s the riches of the Word we should be receiving.
Without the instructions in the letter He wrote,
We’re just like a sailor that can’t find his boat.
We’re shipwrecked and ruined, alone on the... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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The words are sketchy? Oh yes, they are!
They paint us a picture that is really bizarre.
Everything we think false, but the impossible true,
If we want to know joy we must know the pain too!
Never really healed unless we’ve really suffered,
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Hugs are nice, but lies are no good.
We have a friend that did all He could.
He died on a cross to pay for our sins,
He gave us a choice and that’s where it begins.
If we make the right choice accepting His love,
We’ll be with Him forever in... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Fat Tuesday has a new meaning,
Since we held elections on it.
The rich keep getting richer.
And the poor just bet upon it.
They cast their vote for who they hope,
Will win, it doesn’t matter.
The poor keep getting poorer.
And the rich keep... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 1 year ago
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How can I learn to live with myself?
I don’t think that I can.
The world is not the problem itself.
The problem is found in this man!
Kill him Lord and do it quickly.
Rid the earth of his plans.
Don’t let him continue to trick me.
Take his... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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I miss my children and my grandchildren too.
I’ve made such a mess that there’s nothing to do!
I taught both my children to be just like me.
But of course, I did that before I was free.
My son’s turning slowly, but he seeks out your face.
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Who has heard our message Lord?
Does anyone even listen?
Now if we play a sour chord,
There’s something they won’t be missing.
Your words will never come up void!
Of this I am assured!
But how much longer will it be?
Till the righteous are... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Be aware of what’s on the other side!
The man who is will rarely slide.
Though he may slip and fall face first,
I’m sure that he will never thirst!
The man who does not know the Word,
Is like the weakest of the herd.
When a wolf comes... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Go ahead because you can;
There is no need to fear those men.
The ones that seek your life are gone;
The path is free so carry on.
With fire from your mouth they died.
They threatened you but they got fried.
Now speak the words I give to... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 1 year ago
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Who knows what will happen next,
Though the future has now been decided?
Good works have already been laid out,
For the ones in whom Christ has abided.
But what will the outcome be of these works,
For the ones who have not yet been called?
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Be wise my son and bring joy to my heart.
These words you’ve impressed upon me from the start.
Don’t give into the evil that comes from men.
I will be answering all of them!
Just be obedient go share with your friends.
You know I’ll be with... – by Richard Groff | 8 Views added 1 year ago
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Jesus you’re in this all the way.
And I will love You every day.
You’ve been with me right from the start.
And I will love You with all my heart.
So, help me toward my goal I pray.
And please don’t ever go away.
I need You now more than... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 1 year ago
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Sometimes I think I’m all alone.
Or even out there on my own.
But then I remember my Dad is with me.
And He has many gifts to give me.
He gave me birth so His son I’d be.
And He came to earth to set me free.
I’m not born of this world of... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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Don’t argue with God! You might laugh and say duh!
But I wonder my brother do you know what God wants?
Will you still be laughing on the judgment day?
When you stand before God with nothing to say?
If He asks: Did you read the letter I wrote... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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Moving is easy; stopping is the hard part.
Try driving on ice and you’ll take that to heart.
When the Lord says: Be still! We want to keep moving.
But the hard part is over so what are we proving?
If you’ll just sit there quiet and open your... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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You don’t have to eat the fruit, it’s a treat!
But you must produce fruit so that others may eat!
The fruit of the Spirit is a gift from God!
Your faith and your hope never sparing the rod!
The Lord rebukes all of those that He loves!
But... – by Richard Groff | 8 Views added 1 year ago
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O Lord, the things that we’ve put You through,
Can’t compare to the grace that you’ve shown to the few.
The grace and the mercy for all who believe.
As the world’s religions just attempt to deceive.
They fight with each other over trivial... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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All the world’s leaders have come to naught.
Their speeches and promises don’t mean a lot.
The way that they lie and control is an art.
Though they still kill each other; as they have from the start.
The men of the earth seek out leaders with... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Oh, what of the foolish games that we play?
When we say we listen, but won’t come home to stay.
Do we rob from the temple just to have our own way?
Do we neglect all our reading, yet continue to pray?
If we don’t remain in Him; who do we pray... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Your lips are sweeter than honey my love.
They must have come down from heaven above.
When you kissed me, I could feel your passion.
And though this might sound a bit old fashion,
They made me long to marry you,
And walk with God as He... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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In the beginning was the Word, and the
Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Remain in Him and He’ll remain in you
This is the promise of Jesus
Remain in the word He has spoken to you
These words are not meant to deceive us
God in all... – by Richard Groff | 9 Views added 1 year ago
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You put on flesh so I could see
That You were just the same as me
Then spoke a word so I might know
Your thoughts are higher than I can go
You told me things I never knew
And everything You said was true!
And now the truth has set me free
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You tell me all about what you think
And I’ll tell you about who I know
I’ll tell you all about Jesus Christ
And the way He wants you to go
If you tell me all about His mother, Mary
And about all the saints that you pray to
I’ll tell you to... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 1 year ago
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I need a friend that can be a lover
Not a lover who can be my friend
When I find myself with them under covers
I need to know it will last to the end
Not based on performance or effort or pride
By these things I do not judge a friend
But... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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I’m back at home so now I’ll rest
I went to work and did my best
While sitting in my kitchen chair
I take a drink and start to stare
Drifting to some far-off places
Where I see many familiar faces
I want to let go of all my ways
I’m trying... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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Though the Word says believe and then you will see
The world says show me and then I’ll believe
If you want to see God you must first then believe
And turn toward the Son so your life is retrieved
Retrieved from a world that has hardened your... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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I don’t want to see the outside
Only the inside is true
What was made on the outside was made for men
But the inside was made for You
Father I don’t want the lust of the flesh
And a woman that thinks that I’m hot
I just want a woman that... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 1 year ago
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My suffering does not compare
To the life I once lived in despair
Although my strength is almost gone
I know somehow, I’ll carry on
With wings of eagles I’ll rise above
Till I find rest in his holy love
A living creature I’ll someday be
As... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 1 year ago
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Get down on your knees while you still can
In the last days you were made to stand
Stand up on the cross with your arms open wide
To welcome the world with your God by your side
A new command I give you. He said:
I considered these words as I... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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A bright blue sky on sunny days
Can chase my troubles far away
I need not walk in darkness now
No stumbling in the night
My Father always shows me how
To conquer when I fight
My head will not lie down in fear
I always choose the right
To... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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Christmas time, Christmas time
It’s time for another Christmas rhyme
Everything you think is true is not
And soon your riches all will rot
So, stuff your stockings with silver and gold
And wait to die as you grow old
As your cares and... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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When the working is all over
And the seeds are planted too
Then I’ll be traveling home sweet Lord
To sit and rest with You
The men of this world
Are impatient at best
They cannot find peace
And they’ll never have rest
What they see is... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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In a little old farmhouse down the road
Lived a little old man with a heavy load
He carried his sorrow and anger and grief
Wouldn’t share with his neighbors and got no relief
He used to have money and family and friends
But now he has no one... – by Richard Groff | 55 Views added 1 year ago
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It is better to read an old book that’s true
Than to be filled with lies from all of the new
It is better to write a new book that's true
Than to rely on the things that other men taught you
It is better to say what you mean and then do it
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Be aware of Satan’s schemes; his plans have never changed
His goal is to destroy your soul and keep you and God estranged
Don’t fall into the traps he sets as you’re walking along your way
But praise and sing and glorify God and do it everyday
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Just another test; just another chance
To tell you how much I love you
O Lord my God; O Jesus Christ
There is no one above you
The birds can sing and the angels can fly
To the heavens and then surpass them
But here on earth my soul can... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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You alone Lord can change their hearts
In you alone Father is where it starts
Jesus Christ is our Savior; King
In Him you’re holding everything
He knows the beginning from the end
He knows if you seek or just pretend
He doesn’t care if you... – by Richard Groff | 1 View added 1 year ago
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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... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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A survivor is one who knows the Truth
Though he might not have known Him from his youth
He listens and tries to do what is right
Though sometimes it means a terrible fight
He fights against flesh; yes, the flesh he has known
The flesh he is... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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Thanksgiving is not a place or time
A meal or a group of people
To experience the joy that thanksgiving brings
You don’t need a church with a steeple
You don’t need a turkey with all the trimmings
Or a morning football game
You don’t need a... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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I don’t delight in staying here
Of dying now, I have no fear
A painful death I would not choose
But either way I cannot lose
The life I have cannot be shaken
And I know all never be forsaken
You give me wisdom, hope and grace
That I alone... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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If you’re lazy at work you’ll be lazy in bed
But it doesn’t really matter; it’s all in your head
Your pleasure in this world is all that you crave
You’re lost in yourself; you can’t see you’re a slave
Your ears are not opened and your eyes... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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This is where we started Lord
When we had so far to go
But then we went to many places
I did not want to go
You knew that I’d be driving here
And traveling far from home
So, in your wisdom you let me go
And out there I did roam
Then lost... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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Maryland is really nice
If you don’t look past the sugar and spice
If you look across the Chesapeake Bay
You’ll find its leaders are really gay
They fly around on silver wings
And say the most incredible things
But Chesapeake into the... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 1 year ago
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The cross is a frightening thing
But I will not shrink back from it
Because I know in the end
I’ll be with Him when He cometh
I’ll rule over nations with Him
And that with an iron scepter
And evil will fall away
Just like the flesh of a... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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You’ll move me and place me wherever You choose
I know that You will because that’s just what You do
You’ve taken me to the end of the earth
You gave me your Spirit along with new birth
You’ve moved me to poems and songs without end
You... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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You think you live by the letter
But I tell you the letter kills
You have to live by the Spirit
To rise above these hills
The slain Lamb is now coming
Whether you’re ready or not
When you see Him you’ll cry in your whiskey
Because you’re... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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My heart is filled with joy, I know your love is great
You give me everything I need and I just have to wait
Your presence is so awesome that I really can’t explain it
Your revelation gives me hope, I can barely contain it
How is it that you... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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Through patient endurance I know I’ll see
All of the beauty that’s found in Thee
Your love and Your grace will take away
All of the heartache I feel today
The pain and the suffering are all for You
Because You’re the only One who is true
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If my deeds are not complete
How can I ever find my seat?
To rest with You but not alone
To sit with You upon Your throne
My enemies laying in defeat
As You placed them under my feet
We know that this is what’s in store
For those whose... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Don’t be troubled little flock
The shepherd’s on his way
He’s come to take you from the pen
He’ll feed you well today
His rod and staff they comfort you
While walking in the field
But when you get close to the woulds
The wolves will be... – by Richard Groff | 13 Views added 1 year ago
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The youthful strength I once enjoyed
Now stands among the unemployed
It can’t go out amidst the troops
But still God keeps me in the loop
I’ll walk with him in the lead procession
I’ll wave to the crowd with my confession
“NO PLAN FORMED... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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Just because I cannot feel them
Does not mean they are not there
The words of God are working
And they’re moving everywhere
They’re walking down the boulevard
And flying through the air
They’re crossing all the battle lines
As hearts they... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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The strong winds blow and the lightning flashes
The thunders roar, because the earth’s in ashes
How did this tragedy come about? Who can see the end?
Only our Lord Jesus Christ and the ones that he calls friends!
The wicked upon the earth... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Yea though I walk through the shadow of death
I will fear no evil; its all on my left
I’m standing with you Lord; you’re all that is Right
As I’m looking ahead all I see is your light
A figure that glows like a bright shining sun
You say:... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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The cost of living is going up
The cost of life is not
When you put yourself in the place of God
Then all your riches rot
You may own the world and everything in it
But soon you’ll have to pay
For the life you’ve lived and the way you’ve... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Lord I know you’ll deliver us from oppression
From all of the things that become our obsessions
From our cars and our houses; our bikes and our yachts
Our lives of adultery and our beers with our shots
Every man should prepare to meet his... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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You hang a star upon your house and say
It just looks pretty
But you lift up your god of wealth
And show the poor no pity
You do not love your brother
And your sister has no clothes
While you have slaves to do your work
And so, your sin’s... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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From what is not visible
You create what is seen
So why should we doubt?
If we know what you mean
If we do not have faith
Then we cannot please you
All you ask us to do
Is to simply believe you
When you tell us, what is
We need just to... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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I know I’m getting close to home
There are traps on every side
So, Father I’ll walk straight to you
In Jesus I’ll abide
I want to run to show the Way
But I know I’m not there
Slow down my son is what you say
I’ll meet you in the air
I... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 1 year ago
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Expect the unexpected
With signs and wonders too
Jesus Christ is coming back
And all his words are true!
Get used to living for today
Its really all you have
Your worries all will float away
Once you have had a bath
So, go down to the... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Your cities and your towns
And your houses lay in rubble
Because you could not see the day
The day the Lord called trouble
You only focused on the lies
And shared them with your brothers
Wherever you would look
You’d fail to see the many... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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The playground bell went off again
We got to play and see our friends
And then back into class we went
To learn the lessons, we were sent
Now some were harder than the rest
It made it hard to pass the test
But pass the test; I know I will
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As shadows flee across the earth
Another child is given birth
And as one goes so goes the other
Just like a sister with her brother
She told Him what they did to her
How she begged; but no one heard
All the pain that she went through
And... – by Richard Groff | 84 Views added 1 year ago
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When you’re alone and homeless
Then there’s not much left to do.
Just mourn and cry and ask God why?
Or let His Spirit change you.
I chose to do the latter,
Because I’d already done the first;
And questioning God’s Holy ways,
Had never... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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I went up to the public pool to check it out today.
I only saw the things I knew and not the things I’d prayed.
I wanted to see the angel’s flaming chariots on the hills.
But all I found was darkness in the light; it gave me chills.
I saw a... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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Every people, every nation, every tribe and every tongue,
Every knee shall bow the day they see Lord Jesus come!
He’ll be riding on the clouds, His mighty angels by His side;
And with a righteous army; winged creatures they will fly.
Who can... – by Richard Groff | 8 Views added 1 year ago
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I saw the four and I saw the One
Who always sits above them.
He teaches everyone who hears.
Because he really loves them!
His holy Name I can’t pronounce,
Nor would I even try.
I’m looking forward to the day.
When I will never die.
O... – by Richard Groff | 16 Views added 1 year ago
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Blessed hope becomes more certain
When you’re stranded in distress.
So, when your persecution comes
Be sure to stand the test!
Do not shrink back and fade away;
The faithful never do it.
Wake up and stand up on your feet;
Then you can walk... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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The face of a wolf on a butterfly’s wing;
As I’m walking with you what I see is amazing.
The visions and dreams that I cannot describe;
And my place in the scrolls, I’m enjoying the ride.
I’m on my way home now, there’s not much to do.
I’m... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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To wash or not to wash,
With soap is now the question,
To wait for unseen hands
To come and make an intercession!
The crow can say whatever he wants;
The eagle rules the sky.
And as I walked around the lake,
I stopped to wonder why.
I... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Everything I need is what you’re giving me.
I will not work for money, but only to be free.
Cast your seed upon the soil to see if it will grow.
And let another water it, for now, we have to go.
We’re going to a place that you have never... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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When you walk in the shoes of man;
The souls keep getting thinner.
And you can’t put your trust in them;
When summer turns to winter.
The worldly things you think are true,
Are often just deceptions.
That’s why you need a filter,
To improve... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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I’m walking in the park
And I can’t help thinking about you.
Can’t get your face out of my mind
And I will never doubt you.
Your eyes keeping looking into mine;
I’m helpless now to stop it.
When you throw me the ball this time;
I pray that... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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I just want to encourage you,
To never go away!
I would like to let you know;
I love you every single day.
Sometimes a branch falls from a tree,
But not far from its roots;
Your words and deeds which fall like rain;
Reflect your attitude!
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Fasting for the will of God
Is something to be admired
Lord, you’re speaking to my heart
Not preaching to the choir
Convict me Lord for all my sins
And lack of self-control
Fill me with your presence
Holy Spirit make me whole
Cast out... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Balloons of many colors
Will rise up into the air
And many try to hide their age
By coloring their hair
Just think of all the colors
We will see around God’s throne
Surrounded by a multitude
Who dress in white alone
The living creatures... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Healing is not an art form
That you can learn in college.
It takes more than 8 years of school
And great amounts of knowledge!
Faith plays an important part
And so perhaps does fasting.
Sometimes prayer is the only way,
When demons out... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 1 year ago
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The water is low; the fire is high.
The lake waits on the other side.
For all those disobedient bastards;
Who just will not obey their Master!
They say that if there’s truth its hidden.
I say that they’ve got to be kidding.
Its written... – by Richard Groff | 11 Views added 1 year ago
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Holy LORD and set apart;
Father, you’re the difference.
Come on in and change my heart!
Knock me off this fence!
Remove me from my comfort zone!
Put Your word in my mouth!
Toss this dog another bone.
And then You can send me out.
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As shadows move across a field,
So, to the Holy Spirit yield!
Fast or slow, nothing to prove;
They sometimes wait, but always move.
As darkest night turns into day,
So, will they be who find their Way!
And from the greatest to the least;
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Interpretation is a word,
I seem to hear a lot.
But I’ll still talk about the Truth!
Its all they haven’t got!
They listen to the angels
And the men of high esteem!
But when you separate the milk;
They cannot find the cream.
They wander... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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It’s not enough to know your word,
Its time for me to live it!
I went to see my son today
And I thought about you Father.
The clouds were high and the sky was grey,
Your hands were in the water.
He stood outside his swimming pool,
I was... – by Richard Groff | 44 Views added 1 year ago
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Even though threatened with death,
I still have nothing to lose.
Does God decide who the winner is?
So, then I need only to choose!
Money does not make the world go around;
It can’t buy you what you need!
If you can’t find the truth in the... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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I like things just the way they are;
A friend recently said to me.
I thought to myself, you know I do too,
Because neither one of us can see.
If we both know we’re blind
And we share the same Spirit;
I’d say we’re perfectly matched.
To... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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Aliens and strangers here on earth,
We don’t even speak the same language.
And just like a woman in childbirth,
We suffer a great deal of anguish.
But when we’ve conceived,
Oh, the joy that we’ll find.
We won’t lie on the table exhausted.
... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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If we don’t hear your teaching,
Then why should we go?
Should we listen to preaching;
That comes from below?
When you give me a place,
I can hear from your Spirit;
Then that’s where I’ll go,
Because I want to hear it!
If I don’t hear... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Almighty, all powerful, holy and true!
And yet you’re so gentle and kind to us too.
Is it any wonder we praise you and sing?
You’re awesome, magnificent, Savior and King!
Your mercy abounds and your grace overwhelms us.
We’ll read from the... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 1 year ago
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You better be ready for Christmas on Friday,
The New Year’s just four days away.
Some call it one thing and others another,
But this is our Sabbath day!
Most claim they can see, but they’re legally blind;
The darkness has clouded their... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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Cold or warm it doesn’t matter,
There still will be hell to pay.
If God can’t see that you’re on fire,
He'll just say: Go away!
Depart from me you evildoers,
Who laugh at all the needy.
You’ve opened wide your wicked mouths
And lifted up... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 1 year ago
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If you would only once more hold my hand,
Then I could die a happy man.
Or only once more stroke my face,
Then I could find my resting place.
But it remains I must still work,
So, Lord, help me, not be a jerk.
Might I just speak the truth in... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 1 year ago
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My life is great, without excuse
And yet sometimes I stumble.
I’d like to blame it on abuse,
But I am not yet humble.
I know that pride will make me fall,
If I don’t overcome it!
I try my best and give my all,
But I am not free from it.
... – by Richard Groff | 23 Views added 1 year ago
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The last play was a long one,
A desperation pass.
They’re calling it Hail Mary,
Cause they went to the wrong class.
They listened to religion,
That was taught to them by men;
They never heard the Word of God,
Taught by the truth, Amen.
... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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The water flowing from the Rock,
Comes from the Lion’s head.
It waters everything that grows;
Beside the river bed!
The trees produce their fruit each month,
To give life to the living.
The ground is rich like pastureland,
To comfort the... – by Richard Groff | 59 Views added 1 year ago
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You think you have a license
Because you’ve been forgiven;
That you can do just as you please
And call it Christian living.
I’ve got bad news for you my friend,
The gospel doesn’t say that.
The good news says keep yourself pure,
Cause you... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Father I’m so happy that I’m free,
I’m so glad that you’ve chosen me!
Your peace is way beyond compare,
It’s something that I want to share!
With all my friends and enemies.
I wish that they all could be free.
From all this world’s cares and... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Lord of lords and King of kings,
I know you’ll rise above all things.
You’ll help us overcome with grace.
Until we finally see your face.
If you don’t fear the Lord at all;
Then surely, you’re about to fall.
You open up your mouth to speak,
... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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The fourth month is the best of all;
It welcomes change and growth.
As bitter coldness fades away,
I look to my new host!
New flowers, sunshine, rain and tears,
They’re all part of the season.
I cry for Jesus, pray to God,
And thank him I’m... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Forgive me Father, for I have sinned,
In oh so many ways.
Without your mercy, grace and love,
I wouldn’t be here today.
I love the LORD; for he heard my voice.
He heard my cry for mercy.
Because he turned his ear to me,
I will go to him... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Knowledge puffs up,
Love does not.
So which one of these,
Have you got?
Instruct a wise man;
He’ll be wiser still.
Love drives out fear
And does it with skill!
Now I am accused,
Of trusting God’s hand!
For living in peace
And not... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 1 year ago
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Some think they write the words of God.
But I just take dictation.
It’s not a matter of where you are from.
But who presented your orientation.
Don’t take to heart the words you read.
Unless the Truth confirms them!
The Holy Spirit is your... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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Stay with me!
Don’t be afraid.
I’ll make you
Part of my parade.
I’ll help you
Lead the captives’ home.
No more in darkness
Shall they roam.
Lord I know
You change not!
So, sorrow will
Not be my lot!
The joy and peace
You have in you
Is... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 1 year ago
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There’s only One God that I know!
His nation has no flag.
His people walk until they die!
Their feet they never drag.
If only more would seek Him out;
Their goal to see His face,
Then sorrow would not rule their lives.
On earth they’d see... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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Lord my strength is greater
Than it ever was before
I only want to say that,
You’re the One that I adore!
Perfection in your beauty
And the grace that is your heart
I want to let the whole world know
So, help me Lord to start!
Before I... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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Now is the time when nations rise
To fight against our God.
The foolish men of all the earth
Rebel and feel His rod.
If judgment starts with His own sons;
Then what of the ungodly?
Who could have saved the wicked
From destroying their own... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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The power hour is for some
A source of woe and dread!
They just want to ignore it.
But they’re drawn to it instead.
If they could hide they would!
Or call to the rocks to fall on them.
When Jesus Christ returns,
They’ll all be there to bow... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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I’ll wash you with water
Through the word
If you will just stay in me
I am the First
I am the Last
But will you say forgive me?
Two simple words I know
But yet for you
So hard to say
It’s hard to ask forgiveness
If you don’t know
... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Today the world is upside down;
The people smile when they should frown.
They claim to see when they are blind;
They hate to seek what they will find.
They show their teeth as I pass by;
They wish me well and hope I’ll die.
With flattering... – by Richard Groff | 16 Views added 1 year ago
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The protocol is all in place
To keep the sick from dying
Jesus is your Savior, so confess Him
Stop your lying
Follow on the path He walked
And listen to His voice
It always comes down to one thing
It’s that you have a choice
A fire on a... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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I have to write a message
To remember earthly things
But not so for the will of God
For me that’s everything
It’s how I get my daily bread
And how I pay my bills
The world never satisfies
And Satan lies and kills
I could have read a lot... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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The fire is burning in the furnace
But soon it will break out
Look! He is coming on the clouds!
I heard the angel shout
The hand is writing on the wall
There’s no more time my friend
The masses are about to fall
We’ve surely reached the... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Do you know the speed,
At which you eat,
Affects your own digestion?
So, make it slow and indiscreet
Avoid the indigestion.
The Word of God is faithful
And it’s there to see you through!
So, don’t go rushing through it!
Like you’ve got... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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To hear the message is just OK.
But to hear the message and then obey;
Is why we all came here today.
And there really isn’t any other way!
To obey is to sing in the heavenly choir.
And among them there isn’t any liar.
The rest were destined... – by Richard Groff | 8 Views added 1 year ago
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Christmas has become a time
To grab all you desire;
Forget about the fact that you
Will not escape the fire!
The fire has come upon the earth
To test the hearts of men.
His name is Jesus; Son of God,
He is the great I AM!
He brandishes a... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 1 year ago
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I’m always in your presence;
I’m always in your sight.
You watch and see the things I do;
You’re with me late at night.
Lord you help me overcome,
My enemies’ attacks;
Whenever I go out to fight,
You always have my back!
So, who can come... – by Richard Groff | 8 Views added 1 year ago
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The mystery isn’t in the things
I say or that I do.
The mystery is in the fact;
That God’s Son died for you.
The Holy One; Perfection,
From beginning to the end!
That He would choose to die,
Just to purchase you from men.
O the depth of... – by Richard Groff | 8 Views added 1 year ago
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It’s not cold; it’s just very cool.
If you obey you’re not a fool!
When you can’t find anything to say;
Then just sit down; don’t go away!
High and slow moving, not in a rush,
If I can’t find the right words I just need to hush!
The sky is... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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Do you still have a fear of dying?
Then let me ask you. Why?
Do you believe the Word of God?
Or do you believe a lie?
Jesus Christ the Word of God;
Is merciful and just!
So, with your lips confess His name
And then in your heart trust!
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When the circumstances in the world
Do not affect my living.
Then I’ll be where I need to be
In You with great thanksgiving!
Blessed is the man that meditates
Upon Your law.
He doesn’t find himself ensnared
In traps that make men fall.
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The pictures that You let me see
Are nothing compared to the real thing
The glimpses I see through the trees
Are just shadows of Your coming
When every knee shall bow
And every tongue proclaims: Jesus reigns!
And there I’ll be with You my... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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What a beautiful day!
That’s what I’ll say.
The birds are singing;
The ground is white.
And I’ll still be with You tonight!
Though this whole world may pass away;
Tonight, I’m coming home to... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 1 year ago
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I wonder while I’m still awake;
Why Jesus Christ they tried to break?
He healed the sick and raised the dead;
And yet they mocked as Jesus bled.
They demanded Jesus’ crucifixion;
To satisfy their own addiction!
He prayed for them as He was... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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Just a moment or a breath in time,
But never once again.
My enemies I will not find,
But only there my friends.
Welcome to the afterlife!
Through gates that now stand open!
The pearls of wisdom freely shared
Is what we put our hope in!
... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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There are always more unbelievers
Then there are believers
And there are always more trees
Then there are beavers
Otherwise the whole world would be damned
It’s always a good day to witness
In living out your faith
But don’t forget where... – by Richard Groff | 9 Views added 1 year ago
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Tell me how else I can cleanse my house,
Without ruining all of creation?
What’s fuel for the fire must go in the fire,
Even if it had aspirations.
Therefore, consider carefully how you listen;
Whoever has will be given more.
You say you do... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Good advice from a reliable source
Is what I need today;
To follow any other course
Will just lead us astray!
What can you say when the teachers
Of the Law don’t have the answer?
The mixing of a lie with truth
Spreads through this world... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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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... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Do you trust God enough that you can rest?
Or do all of your fears put God to the test?
When you pray do you ask for many things?
Or does God’s peace make your heart sing?
When Jesus taught his disciples to pray,
He taught them to focus on... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Today is the day of your salvation!
Why worry about what tomorrow will bring?
Why sing the songs of yesterday you sing?
I’m going to write you a new song today!
A song of a love that won’t go away!
I’m going to write this song on your... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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The Son was shining through the reign
But still the rain kept falling.
For forty days and forty nights
I never stopped my balling.
I heard the cries of men as they
Were drowning in their sins.
And when I smelled their fear was when
Your... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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As I move slowly through this world
I see lives are being saved
Where the Holy One is living
There’s another empty grave
You cannot kill the living
They just move from place to place
And even when their time has come
They still see Jesus’... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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Please take me from this place O Lord
But let your Word remain
A light and a beacon to this world
For all who want to change
My flesh is my worst enemy
The evil one can’t stand
Because your Holy Sacrifice
Released me from his hand
Lord,... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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You already have the title Lord
This vehicle is yours
So, take the keys and drive me now
It’s You that I adore
I’ve been driving for so long now
And I’ve really gotten tired
I want a chance to ride along
So, I can be inspired
To just... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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It’s time for a little bit of self-inspection
To find out what’s going on
Is there a need for some major correction?
Before I can keep moving on
I see that my tread on the road’s wearing thin
So, I’ll have to stop soon to fix it
I can see... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Storms will come and they will go
And leave behind destruction
But for the ones who simply know
There are great words of instruction
You should not put your faith in God
But think that He can’t reach you
In all the storms that come your way
... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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One turn made in haste in the morning
And that was all she wrote
No one needs a degree in physics
To climb into that boat
The simplest and the brightest
Are often led astray
It’s the way of all halfhearted men
They can’t learn or obey
The... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Teach Me the TRUTH
Not your truth
Not my truth
The only TRUTH
You take the Books out of schools
And you teach me to read
All the lies and assumptions
That this whole world believes
You teach evolution; a lie straight from hell.
And you... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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I am a Jew for Jesus Christ
My next stop now is heaven
My people won’t believe in Him
Until the final seven
I don’t belong with Gentiles
And my brothers all disown me
But God the Father paid the price
And gave His Son to own me
So now... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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Lord I feel so empty
I can’t live without Your word
You know I’m always asking You
About the things I’ve heard
Come once again to me my Father
Give me revelation
My teachers have no answers
So, I sit here in frustration
I wait here for... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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Sunfish on the water
Flying rainbow-colored sails
A sea as clear as crystal
And a God that never fails
The praises of the creatures
Four are living round the throne
Crying holy, holy, holy
You must worship God alone
It’s something to... – by Richard Groff | 8 Views added 1 year ago
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I understand you don’t like poetry
And you don’t know the truth
Still your lying will not change it
It’s the same as in your youth
The truth is always absolute
There are no lies found in it
It’s still the Holy Word of God
But you just try... – by Richard Groff | 21 Views added 1 year ago
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Although the church is mostly dead
There are still a few alive
And if they’ll strengthen what remains
Perhaps they will survive
God will preserve a remnant
Just the way He’s always done
A few without stains on their clothes
The way they had... – by Richard Groff | 8 Views added 1 year ago
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The Lord your God is with you
He leads me on my way
He directs each step that I will take
Throughout each single day
His light is shining bright now
I will not be afraid
I’ll listen to the words He says
And every song He plays
He never is... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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You must capture every thought before it can grab you
Sin waits at the door and its waiting to stab you
All the sexual sinning you did in your youth
Is still waiting to grab you and rob you of truth
When those thoughts try to enter to steal... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Lamar died on the fifth of July
His true Independence Day
He didn’t have to wait for the country to fall
The LORD our God took him away
God saved him from the day
Of trial that will come
To test all the men of the earth
Always faithful... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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I’ll send the hornet ahead of you
And drive them out before you
And then again into the land
I’ll come and I’ll restore you
The ruthless men that dwell with you
Will meet their final end
I’ll break their legs then break their teeth
And crush... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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For in just a little while now
The rain is gonna stop
And when it does I’m going out
For pizza with my Pop
I don’t need any reason
So, I will not ask Him why
It’s enough for me to be with Him
His love still gets me high
So, ask yourself... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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LORD you can stop, pause and rewind
To do as you see fit
And no one can stand in your way
LORD you created it
By it I’m saying everything
Let the reader understand
That you are LORD, God, King and prince
All creation you command
If you did... – by Richard Groff | 8 Views added 1 year ago
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You’re the one who makes it
So, I do not have a care
I cast them all upon You
As I throw them in the air
I don’t lie down in anger now
Your Spirit gives me peace
With the One who has created me
His love will never cease
You know me and you... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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Free will and predestination
Have always gone hand in hand
How can you say God created all things?
But their fate is determined by man
You cannot destroy what you have not created
And you can’t raise them up again
But God can do this and... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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So now we’re just relaxing here
We’re on the road again
It’s only You and me O LORD
A Lover and a friend
The time for LOVE is drawing near
The sun begins to set
With justice and compassion
There will be no more regret
There will be no more... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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O what a joy
O what a pleasure
When you have made
Jesus Christ your treasure
The cares of this world will all melt away
As you remain in Him day by day
And then when the end of all things has drawn near
The sound of His voice is all that... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Come along My son its time to go now
And leave the fields the oxen would plow
To go to the place where you belong
You must be courageous and you must be strong
Strong in the faith that I have given to you
Courageous in the things that you must... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Thank you for your mercy
Thank you for your grace
Thank you for the day and place
I’ll finally see your face
Thank you for the things you’ve done
You’re doing and will do
Thank you, LORD I feel so, blessed
Just to spend time with you
Thank... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 1 year ago
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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... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Who noticed us in our degradation?
Who called us and formed us into a nation?
Who rightly deserves our adoration?
The Lord our God... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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A house is not built with wooden sticks
With mud or stone or even bricks
You cannot construct it out of steel
But only with the love the inhabitants feel
You can build a house out of hatred too
But its more like a prison and holds only you
... – by Richard Groff | 8 Views added 1 year ago
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The gate is narrow; the path is straight
So be very careful when you start to date
Dating can lead to all kinds of things
Sometimes it leaves brides without wedding rings
Sometimes it can hurt you; sometimes it can kill
Sometimes they’ll just... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 1 year ago
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Darkness just surrounds me LORD
I don’t know where to turn
I have all your instructions
But maybe I’m slow to learn
Forgive my slowness Father
Because You know my heart
I will forever praise You
You gave me a new start
I thought I heard... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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A gentle word at the perfect time
Reminds me I’m forgiven
It helps me stand the test of time
And lets me go on living
If I had no one to count on
I know I’d be forgotten
But Jesus opened heaven’s doors
And that was how I got in
Now Christ... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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I have a little fan
That’s blowing on me in the heat
But it is just a stinking little fan
The air doesn’t reach my feet
If it was any hotter here
I would wish that I was dead
But that was how I got here now
I should wish to live instead
But... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Sometimes God says: Go!
Sometimes God says: Stop!
All I really know is
Got to listen to my POP!
When he says: Just sit down
Then I know I better do it
Or else I’ll get my ass whipped
And I know that He’ll see to it
He isn’t always angry
He... – by Richard Groff | 1 View added 1 year ago
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Okay! Uncle! LORD you win!
Without you I could not begin
The words you’ve given me to say
Without you they would go astray
The many blessings you pour out
They make me want to scream and shout
Apart from you I cannot speak
Lord, your face is... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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There is a sign God posted here!
It plainly reads: One Way.
He placed it here to lead you home,
Before the judgment day.
Your mansion waits just up the drive;
There’s wood cut for the fire.
Jesus Christ unlocks the door,
To all your heart... – by Richard Groff | 15 Views added 1 year ago
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Oh U.S.A. you are here today;
But you will be gone tomorrow.
With amber waves of grain and
All the money you could borrow.
You would not face reality and
You turned your back on the truth!
So, God decreed you would be cut down,
While you... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 1 year ago
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A chipmunk on the trail
Where I had seen no life before
A fury little creature
Was provided by the LORD
As I approached she didn’t move
She wanted just to stay
I hope that I don’t scare her now
And make her run away
A beautiful little... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Gina, Gina, Gina, all I want is what is good
To love you my dear sister and to help you all I could
But I’m not sure that I know how to give myself away
To live a life of selflessness and guide you on your way
Indeed, I need so much from you... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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By Your stripes we have been healed
And with Your Spirit we are sealed
Now send us out into Your field
So, all Your love can be revealed
To show a world that loves to doubt
That there is still a good way out
And not by works to fill the need
... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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God provides when there is no way
And if you do not go astray
Then in His arms you’ll always stay
And He will not cast you away
No medicine will cure your ills
So, when you’ve finished all your pills
And find out that you suffer still
Come... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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You must get your priorities straight
Don’t look for a time or wait for a date
Because your new life has already begun
If you’re walking with God just follow His Son
He’ll rise in the east and go toward the west
And whatever He tells you to do... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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The lost our all around us
If they could only see
The light you’re shining for them
So, they could be set free
O Lord heat up the fire
Ignite Your holy flame
So, all those still in darkness
On this earth will not remain
Fire up Your... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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I wonder how I’ll take it when I reach the other side
And hear real truth in justice; will I laugh or will I cry?
Perhaps I won’t do either; but just stand completely dazed
At all the wonderous sights on which my eyes have finally gazed
All... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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Thank you, LORD, for planting me
Where I’ll take root and thrive
For getting rid of all the things
That would eat me alive
Thank you for the love you’ve shown
By giving us your Son
And leaving us your Spirit
Till the work on earth is done
... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 1 year ago
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Great is our God and mighty is He!
Nothing’s too hard for Him!
He calls what is not as though it is
And sow it is! And so, it shall be!
You gave me your daughter
To take as my wife
And with her arrival
Begins a new life
Virginia is the... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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A love that is not expressed; Is not a love at all
And if there’s no one playing; There is no game in fall
The teams can gather on the field, to reap what they have sown
But once the wheat is in the barn; Away the chaff is blown
A howling... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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The sweetest things in life are free
But Jesus had to pay for me
I’m not that pleasant; I’m sure not nice
And yet for me; He gave his life
Why shouldn’t I sing songs of praise
And love with kindness all my days
My Daddy loves me!... – by Richard Groff | 40 Views added 1 year ago
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Still on fire after all these years
And the flame’s only getting higher
Sometimes its too hot when it’s not too cold
They can’t find a reason to sing
They just want a place in the middle to live
But there really is not such a thing
There... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Lift me up LORD; take me home
Because I do not walk alone
You sent your Spirit here to guide me
In Your presence You can hide me
I won’t go out into the night
You left me here to walk in light
It’s time to leave this breeding ground
Where... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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The one hundred forty-four thousand go up
The rest of the saints remain
They said that they wouldn’t be here this time
But still they can’t complain
They won’t have to try to learn a new song
Or stand on the top of the mountain
But if they... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Lord, let me be blinded
And led by your hand
So, I can do everything
That you command
I’ll follow closely
Or stay by your side
If you’ll just take me
Along for the ride
I want to go with you
I feel that I must
O Father I know
It’s a... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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The entire flock of sheep is dumb
Not one of them is smart
The best that they can do is eat
And belch and sometimes fart
They could not find their way alone
Not one of them is wise
On every mount and hill, they roam
They’re lost in... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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PSALM 37:7
Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him;
Do not fret when men succeed in their ways,
When they carry out their wicked schemes.
The wheels on the bus go round and round
Though all the children gone
And though we have no... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Use your brakes and not your horn
Try to avoid the wrath and scorn
Why not slow down or try to stop?
Let Jesus put you up on top
Without Him you won’t make it home
Instead you’ll end up all alone
So, let your choice be wise and clear
You’ll... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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A quiet and blessed assurance abides
In the heart of the one where the Lord resides
Though many the reasons he could be disturbed
By the grace of his God he is always well served
The troubles that dwell in the world where he lives
Are never... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Shoes and socks won’t protect your feet
When the elements are melting in the heat
But the Lamb can save your very life
And guard your heart from worry and strife
Our God is Love and from His hand
Came to the earth the Son of Man
To find the... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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The arrogant words of prideful men
I do not seek for my praise
But only what my LORD approves
Because He is the One who saves
He does not look upon the outward
But goes straight to the heart
He won’t judge by what your checkbook says
But... – by Richard Groff | 8 Views added 1 year ago
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O LORD I pray teach me Your way
And help me to do it everyday
Help me to walk along with You
And get to see all that You do
I want to bring my friends along
And help them all to grow really strong
And let me bring my children too
So,... – by Richard Groff | 10 Views added 1 year ago
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There’s a time to speak and a time to play
And a time to be quiet and simply to pray
There’s a time to ask God for what you haven’t received
And there’s a time to rejoice just because you believe
There’s a time to seek wisdom and a new... – by Richard Groff | 9 Views added 1 year ago
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And what else is there here to say?
When I still struggle every day?
Do I not have enough to do?
In giving praise to worship You?
The answer LORD is in my heart
But I just don’t know where to start
Sometimes I think I’m far away
But I want... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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I just see what He has for me
The truth has really set me free
I can’t get mad and miss a lot
Because for me God has a spot
Jesus is my Lord and King
And He won’t let me miss a thing
I’m chosen and I hear His call
I’ll testify at least till... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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When I was much younger
And before I knew the Lord
I seemed to have a need for speed
But that is true no more
I’d rather just go cruising
And enjoy the ride I have
And make the most of all my time
And put my trust in Dad
My Father tells... – by Richard Groff | 17 Views added 1 year ago
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The strikes will come and blood will flow
You better not ever doubt it
His beck and call go out at six
And all His saints will shout it
The wicked get thrown down the cliff
And all darkness is retired
When the Lord our God comes back to stay... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Sometimes you have to just go back
To let them know you care
Then other times its straight ahead
Though it might not seem fair
You might miss all the ones you love
By following His leading
But if you’re faithful, just and true
Your joy will... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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The Lord is coming quickly now
Let’s watch and not pretend
So, we won’t be the ones left out
And neither will our friends
He’s given us the victory
That we’ve found in no other
Now let us watch until He comes
And also help our brother
Jesus... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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How much longer will it be
Until we all wake up
The hours keep on slipping by
This world is so corrupt
I see the sun, the moon and stars
Still shouting out Your glory
But how much longer will it be
Until You end this story
I’m waiting and... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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Empty your pockets so you won’t be looking
For something you need as the whole world is cooking
You brought nothing with you; you’ll take nothing out
So, what are these things that you worry about?
Your money won’t save you, your car or your... – by Richard Groff | 11 Views added 1 year ago
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You’ll be going where you’re looking
If you don’t watch where you’re going
And taking it to heart is more
Than only merely knowing
No one ever jumped out
Of a fresh clear flowing spring
Into a muddy river
Just so they could wash their thing... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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I do not really want to but I’m certain that I will
Count every word in all these poems while I am sitting still
I know the Spirit leads me into all the truth there is
But I just want to see how much I’m sharing with His kids
I want to tell... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Sometimes the path I’m riding on seems lonely at the best
It’s not for lack of people but its what’s inside my chest
The heart that’s been made perfect never wants for anything
It always has the joy of life and makes you want to sing
It does... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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If you want to keep it moving
First you have to get it started
And sometimes that means sailing
Into seas that are uncharted
Stop looking back at past success
And move on toward your calling
No one has ever won the race
By standing around... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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When it looks like the end then its only beginning
In a world full of lies where the people keep sinning
When the nations are raging and the leaders deceive
Then you shouldn’t fear death if it’s God you believe
He sent you a Savior who will... – by Richard Groff | 11 Views added 1 year ago
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In a pleasant green place, He has brought me to rest
I will have no more trials I will have no more tests
My God will wipe every tear from my eyes
The wicked can’t enter there will be no more lies
Would you like to enter this place where I... – by Richard Groff | 8 Views added 1 year ago
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Little birds on the table A candle for light
A fan on my back and it all seems so right
Your words flowing freely Through the pen in my hand
And my beautiful wife Lord she helps me to stand
What more could I ask from my Wonderful King
My... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 1 year ago
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Meekness is not weakness
It’s the joy in having power
To exercise some self-control
Until the proper hour
To be watchful and be ready
As you see the day approaching
And not to go and run ahead
But listen to your coaching
A warrior cannot... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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In the middle of the chaos
There will be a chosen few
Who will not have a worry
They are living with the Truth!
They will not ask a lot of God
He’ll give them all they need
And if you hear them pray
It will be as a slave who has been freed
... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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One day while I was in the Word
He took me to a place
Where I could see His feet and legs
His chest but not His face
Two Spirits came out from Him
On my left and on my right
At once they overwhelmed me
But they did not come to fight
They... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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As He left so shall He come
Before the eyes of men
And everyone both great and small
Shall see the Lord again
The mountains and the hills will quake
The nations will assemble
And every knee will bow to Him
And all their hands will tremble
... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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I am back on the road dear Lord
This time to find your sweet reward
No longer in my prison cell
It’s of your glory I will tell
Removed from bitterness and strife
I find in you there’s only life
With promise of eternal bliss
There’s nothing... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 1 year ago
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Illiterate, deaf and blind
Moreover, they act like swine
Wallowing in the lies they heard
Not knowing the truth; they believe the absurd
Why in the world won’t they wake up?
The alarm is still ringing. I made them a cup.
But they won’t roll... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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And on the fourth day of the eleventh month he went once again out into the world. But this time only to warn them because he loved them and the time had drawn near for his departure from them.
Let go of your head
And hang onto your hat
We... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Why do you take a shine to me?
And look at me with love
I have not done a single thing
That I can conceive of
What is this man that You
Should lavish on him all Your grace
And give him hope that he
Might one day see You face to face
And... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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My Father all your ways are right
You always tuck me in at night
I think about your Word all day
Please help me always there to stay
For when I’m dwelling in your house
I’m often quiet as a mouse
And when you part my lips to speak
Your... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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When love is all you have to give
Then give till you no longer live
You have the best of all there is
I hope you’re leaking like a sieve
The finest parts all coming through
God is the One that’s filling you
You cannot help but love your... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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I am not saying anything new
I’m only speaking the words that are true
The word of God I have in my hand
I’m only speaking what He has planned
He’s telling you ahead of time
So, you will not commit these crimes
He only wants what’s best for... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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Seal up the word; you’ll harden your heart
Then you will hear Him say: Depart!
Depart from Me I never knew you
Though I knit you together and then I grew you
I raised you up for my delight
I raised you up to be my light
A brilliant beacon in... – by Richard Groff | 89 Views added 1 year ago
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With all the snowflakes in the air
Just let them fall down everywhere
Upon the earth and in the sea
The love You give us sets us free
And as we move from place to place
We’ll never fail to see Your face
We will not see judgmental stares
... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 1 year ago
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THE WICKED ARE GONE FROM THE PATH I WALK
BECAUSE YOU DROVE THEM OUT BEFORE ME
If we do not prepare for death
How foolish will we look?
When the Lord our God prepares to judge
And opens up the books
When He sits down upon His throne
Will... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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And the lot will be cast
But God’s will is done
But the battle must be fought
And the victory is won
For it has been written
And it all comes to be
That the one Jesus loves
Has obeyed His decrees
Ever dressed in clean linen
Ready still... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 1 year ago
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I don’t want your stinking money
I want to give you life
So, you can live it and enjoy it
Let Me make you My wife
When men deceive you, I get angry
I won’t tell you lies
You can be certain those who do
Are surely going to die
If they... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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One day I will rejoice in death
When that death is my own
When all my flesh has been consumed
And I’m on my way home
I’ll hear the angels singing
As we stand around the throne
My wife, my brothers and my friends
And all that He has known
... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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I found today as I began to pray
I’ve been deceived again
I’ve been deceived because I believed
What I was told by men
I believed I was being selfish
If I asked the Lord to come quickly
That I only prayed because I was saved
And forgot... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Wherever you are; just be all there
And many cruel burdens; You won’t have to bare
One step at a time. As you pray in each hour
Surrender to God! Wait for His awesome power
Don’t be double-minded. Don’t miss the Lord’s hand
Don’t regret... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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The newest book is written
On your heart and in your mind
But it was written long ago
Before the dawn of time
The words are always faithful
And they’re true and they are right
But you will never find them
Till you step into the light
The... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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Do not steal and do not lie
And do not murder or else you’ll die
Sexual perversion will kill you too
Many have known adulteress shrews
The whore mongers and all the dogs
Will all be croaking; not like frogs
And all the covetous will be raped... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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Assyria will fall by a sword not of man
The whole damned world is destroyed
Justice rose up from the grave
And now we’re filled with joy
Where once the lifeless bodies laid
There’s only empty ground
They heard a voice say: “Come up here!
And... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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Can rain fall from the bluest sky;
Through sunshine without clouds?
Do oxen watch from fields of grain;
As farmers pull their plows?
And yet my people walk away
And leave their only hope!
They’re exchanging all their glory
For the gallows... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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I’ve written so much more now
Than I have a right to say
But I just had to write it down
Before I fly away
Remember that I’ve loved you
And I never meant you harm
But I was sent out by the Lord
To sound a great alarm
I didn’t mean to... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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Lord my arms are way too short
To fight a holy battle
These arms of flesh aren’t quick enough
To stop the serpent’s rattle
So, show me what you want from me
And give me strength to do it
I know Your words are powerful
Just show me how to... – by Richard Groff | 10 Views added 1 year ago
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The words I speak are Spirit
If you hear; the gift of life
If you won’t take it easy
They will cut you like a knife
Dividing bone and marrow
Like a scalpel to the quick
Physician heal thyself they say
You really make me sick
The testimony... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 1 year ago
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Oh, how my anger stumbles me
When someone hurts my feelings
I pray that you’ll forgive me Lord
In all my earthly dealings
If righteous men turn from His ways
They will not be forgiven
But if they turn right back to Him
They’ll surely go on... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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Praise the Lord; it’s finally over.
The darker it gets,
The easier it is to see the light.
Each man shall be repaid
According to what he has done.
Mercy, kindness, love and grace
Yes Lord, I would like a taste
Of my dessert on judgment day
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Don’t think about the sinful man
The one you used to be
Don’t give him clothes
Of drunkenness and immorality
The night is nearly over
And the day is almost here
Let’s put aside our darkest deeds
And learn to live; no fear
Don’t be afraid of... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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My season has changed from Autumn to Summer
My Destiny still remains
She rides the bus almost everyday
And nothing has really changed
How can I walk in the way of the Lord?
Is the question I should be asking!
How can I do what He has for me?... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 1 year ago
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Conceived inside a virgin womb
To save us all from death and doom
Born in flesh to be a man
He is our God; He is I am
An animal feeding trough His bed
He is alive; and we were dead
He died to save us all from sin
That’s why we must be born... – by Richard Groff | 64 Views added 1 year ago
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This is my lover; this my friend
O Daughters of Jerusalem
Why should I not trust and be sure?
To wait for what he has in store
To watch intently so I’ll see
The blessings he has planned for me
I will not doubt; I will not fall
But to his... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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A spark trying to light a fire
Is what I am; I’m not a liar
A man who is filling in the valleys
He is in the streets and in the alleys
The mountains and hills will be made low
Of them the Lord will make a show
Our Father’s glory is not... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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Is this the time for you to enjoy
The good weather while it lasts?
I looked all around for righteousness
But I only found a fast
A fast for truth and justice
There was none left in this land
The storm is coming quickly now
A storm brought by... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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You’ve given me everything I need
But I’m still not satisfied
You gave me your truth and righteousness
But my anger still abides
I try to place it here and there
But it’s really just with you
I hate the man that I’ve become
And I think that... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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Obama is the forty-fourth
And he will be the last
The man of lawlessness revealed
As written in the past
The prophesies will be fulfilled
They’re written in the bible
And men will die to save their lives
Know; Jesus has no rival
He was... – by Richard Groff | 10 Views added 1 year ago
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You’ll never find love
Until love has found you
You’ll never know truth
Unless you are true blue
The ocean is deep
And the river is wide
And you can’t walk with God
If you’re walking in pride
What are you proud of?
Why should you boast?
... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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I am a man who knows God and His Son
Jesus Christ; I will never deny his name.
A mockingbird harassed me
As I walked upon the earth
And when I turned the corner
There I noticed him at first
A quiet and a peaceful life
Is all that I desire
... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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I have done all that I know to do
I don’t know what is next
You said don’t work for food that spoils
It’s right there in the text
You’ve closed the door on every job
That would have paid me money
So now I’m volunteering Lord
To me that... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 1 year ago
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Can you speak with your tongue?
And say what is true
Or is speech just for those
Who are foreign to you?
Lord you show me all the things
That you want me to know
And even now you still tell me
The way I should go
Lord I know that one day
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Do not handle; do not touch
And don’t forget your gloves
But how then can we worship God?
And who are we to love?
Bacteria won’t make you sick!
Believing lies will do it!
And if you follow the ways of men
Then I’m sure that you blew it
... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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When we give away all of our worldly goods
Supplying the needs of others
Then what will we gain if we do not have love?
A love for our Father and brothers
Cut down the beginning; lay waste the end
And then we can begin again
But this time... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Nice it is your presence Lord
You’ve come to set me free
Salvation it is in your Son
For all of those who’ll see
And all your countless wonders Lord
That you’ve done in the past
Will not compare to this great deed
Your love won’t be... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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An index to subjects in the word of the Lord.
When Jesus calls we won’t put him on hold
Instead we will listen; we’re not strong, but bold
If we want to be strong we must hear from the Lord
So, we won’t go away but we’ll stay in his Word
... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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When the world is watching you
And waiting to attack
Before the final trumpet blows
I won’t be turning back
They look at your integrity
And try to find a flaw
But when the day has finally come
They’ll only stand in awe
Because my God has... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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Darkness comes at noonday
And the darkness can be felt
Men gnaw their tongues
Because of all the hands they have been dealt
Chance is never random
It comes at appointed seasons
Christians being persecuted
But not without a reason
Satan... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 1 year ago
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Men rewrite history
To suit their own needs
They leave out their sin
And they clean up their deeds
They always look better
Than their enemies do
They won’t say when they’re lying
And they don’t know the Truth
Let all men be liars
And... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Although I cannot see the Son
I know that He’s still there
I call upon his name; He comes!
And meets me in the air
You take away my travel kit
For me there’s something better
I’m going home; there I won’t need!
A bag, a coat or sweater
... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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When you can’t find rhyme or reason
Could it be they’re not in season?
Aren’t there blessings in the curses?
Are there doctors without nurses?
When your days are filled with sorrow
Do you wait for each... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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Across the river my paradise waits
A house that becomes my home
With fields and trees and pasturelands
No longer the flock will roam
And if one of these little ones fall
I’ll lift it back up again
There is no curse in God’s kingdom at all
... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Not too much and not too little
But everything that I need
So evil won’t invade my life
And my children I can feed
I ask this Lord because these are
The words you spoke to me:
The lame will walk, the sick be well
And all the blind will see!... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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All judgment is left in your hands
Because you are the Son of Man
Another name for who? I AM
Oh yes you are the Son of Man
And I’ve become your biggest fan
I worship you because I can
When I look at your perfect plan
I pray before you I... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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If you won’t drink coffee
And you don’t ever drink beer
Then you won’t need cigarettes
To calm all of your fears
If you’ll just stay sober
And you don’t get juiced
Then you just might find
That you’ve become some... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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Battles in New Mexico
Life in a house of death
We pray we’ll have Thanksgiving
Even with our final breath
There are many demons
In a land they call enchantment
Anger, envy, bitter strife
And most of all resentment
But this is where I... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Why can’t you simply be content
To stay within the Scripture
John and Paul and Peter did
They saw the bigger picture
God was made manifest to them
They saw our precious Savior
They would not go beyond His Word
But sought to win His favor
... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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I know this your plan
And that’s why I’m submitting to it
I never would have thought of this
Or chosen to go through it
I cried aloud for insight
I called out for understanding
That I might dwell here in the land
And do all you’re... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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When the door is not open
You know what you have to do
Go over to the other side
Then you can walk right through
Do not be afraid of death
It’s only the beginning
For if you die in Jesus Christ
You’ll live to stop your sinning
And you... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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The more light you can gather
The more you have to give
It’s really so much better
When you’re leaking like a sieve
So, if you’re on a mountain
Try to light up all the valleys
And blessed will be your fountain
To the slaves down in the... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 1 year ago
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You can’t afford a cigarette
But need a smoke so bad
You search the ground for stubbles
You can gather in your hand
And though you now have just enough
You still can’t find a light
Oh, what a rotten way to live
When you go out its night
... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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The bomb has been dropped
The destruction begins
When the truth is assaulted
Then nobody wins
You can’t live with a liar
Who never has turned
You won’t find any peace
When you’re still getting burned
You have to get out
But you want to... – by Richard Groff | 68 Views added 1 year ago
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Write in Pennsylvania, where I started,
Where I learned
Walking by the streams and rivers
Everywhere they turned
It’s where I came to Jesus Christ
The very place. And I was born twice
That’s where the book begins and ends
In the forest of... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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The Lord Will Provide he knows the way
The way to the place we’re going
The Lord Will Provide he gave us the seed
The seed that we will be sowing
The God who sees me knows my trouble
The burdens that I can’t carry
The God who sees me said... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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The greatest of these is love
Baruch atah Adonai
Because of you I’ll never die
Because your love can make me see
And give me life and set me free
Baruch atah Adonai
You put up with me; this stubborn guy
Baruch atah Adonai
Your mercy... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 1 year ago
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Now I lay me down to eat
I pray the Lord will make it sweet
So, I can rest here in this place
And one day see his glorious... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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With license plates from different states
They gather all around me
Some come with fear and some to cheer
Because of how they found me
And though they liked the words they heard
As I was speaking to them
My hope was they would grab the rope
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Every word of the Lord is true
It happened to them and it happens to you
When he spoke, he wasn’t joking
If he said you’ll die you will
Just once at the time you’re appointed
The second depends on your bill
God sent his Son to pay for it all
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I drag the things I think I need
I drag these things behind me
And when my suitcase gets too full
It overwhelms and binds me
And when it finally pulls me down
I often lose the handle
So, God forbid I look for it
Or I’ll snuff out my candle
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The Son had to come for a little while
And then he went away
But he will be coming back here soon
And this time he will stay
He will rule and reign upon the earth
With justice and in truth
We will wonder at his sovereignty
But we will see... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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I did not go west for fame or fortune
I did not go west to find my portion
I will not go north so I will be strong
I will not go south to do what is wrong
But I will go east to Jerusalem
Yes, I will go east to be with Him
I will run toward... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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I’m living in the shadow
Of the man I used to be
I see my body fading
Like the rain into the sea
Dust to dust and ash to ash
The spirit to the Lord!
He’s making all things new again
According to His word
But will I rise to glory
In the... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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When everyone is running
But you do not have to run
Because you walk in safety
Loving children of the Son
Then you can do your duty
Never fearing those with guns
Because you walk in safety
Loving children of the... – by Richard Groff | 8 Views added 1 year ago
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In this world are bait and hooks
That to the fish look pleasing
But when the fish go for the bait
The hooks prove so deceiving
At first, they seem like gentle prods
Until they get embedded
Then when you’re hooked they reel you in
The very... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Lord I’m glad you have my number
And I have your name
You gave it to me in this world
So, I could make the change
I know that I can call you Father
Because that’s who you are
You gave me birth and you gave me life
And now I have a car
I... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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Jesus did not say: Be happy!
He said: Do not worry.
Your life was meant for showing love.
So why then do you worry?
Take time to learn from God and wait.
He’ll give you all you need.
And do not be afraid of death.
Sometimes in Love we... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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The words that we are speaking now
Should always be in Love
Remembering they’re recorded
In the heavens up above
And that each foolish word
Is written down like all the others
You’ll have to answer for the things
You’ve said against your... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 1 year ago
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Why won’t you concede defeat?
Is there more out there for you?
Our Father is the only One
Whoever could be true
You balked and you rejected Him
Is this your final play?
You cannot stay here living
When the earth has fled away
Jesus is... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Bend over you can kiss the ground
This might be your last chance
The world you know has been destroyed
Its pleasures not enhanced
You thought that as you climbed the ladder
You’d get to the top
But found as you got higher
All the rungs... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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You need to search the Bushes
If you want conspiracy
And don’t forget Bill Clinton
Or his dear wife Hillary
Barack is not that clever
But he’s following the rest
And thinks that socialism
For this country would be best
I have to say I... – by Richard Groff | 61 Views added 1 year ago
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When every house in town is closed
And all the doors are shut
When you look for a fallout shelter
Just to save your butt
Remember that the end is near
But it has not come yet
And ask yourself. Why do I fear?
Who am I running from?
Do not be... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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When you least expect it there he is
Our Father waits to bless us
Though many demons curse us now
We still can’t help confess this
Our Father knows our every need
Before we even ask him
He sent his Son to die for us
And no one can surpass him... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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I must insist that you look to me
For all of your healing needs
The body is only made complete
When we live in unity
One mind, one heart, one Spirit, one soul
I’m teaching you how to believe
So, then you can ask me without having a doubt
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She had a tank of oxygen
She carried on her back
She smoked another cigarette
But had no heart attack
I guess that it was hardened
Like a stone that can’t be moved
I know she tried to kill herself
Butt, that I cannot prove
If you’ll look... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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Forget the work of wicked men
It burns up in the fire
You know the LORD is just and true
And he does not get tired
At night you shine much brighter
You look like the noonday sun
With fire coming from your mouth
As all the wicked run
They run... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 1 year ago
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Your best and brightest days will be
The ones that you have spent with me
Before the trials came along
To mess up what was going on
But you can have them back again
If you’ll forget those other men
Your husband is still calling dear
Come... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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If I could just learn how to pray
For all of those who go astray
If I could live a holy life
And honor God and love my wife
If I could just stop asking why
If I could learn to do or die
If I would only do these things
Then I know that... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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He makes his angels winds
His servants flames of fire
And not one prophet sent by him
Is found to be a liar
He wraps himself in light
He rides a Harley made of clouds
And with his straight pipes thundering
He’s scattering the crowds
He... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Left alone I know I’d wander
So that’s why I’m hanging on
Precious Jesus; seven thunders
Speaking to me all night long
With a third wheel not a fourth wheel
In an airplane you can fly
On the ground a motorcycle
You can ride until you die
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Perfection is perfect protection
Not protection from anything that might harm you
But binding up the wounds when you have been injured
And making you stronger and better in the end
Than you were in the beginning
In the name of... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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Iron sharpens iron
But it does not sharpen lead
And all the lies that you believe
Just prove that you’re still dead
Wake up O sleeper, come to life
And open up your eyes
I cannot force you to believe
But I won’t tell you lies
I want you... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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A place to park your boat and theirs
A paradox is not a curse
It may not look this way to you
But does that mean; it is not true?
If God had not been in the cloud
He would not move among the crowd
So, if your teacher is an ass
Would you... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Your speech is just corruption
It’s polluted this whole land
You take the holy things of God
And twist them in your hands
You take the truth and stretch it
You hold lies as your desires
And everything that you have done
Will all be burned... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 1 year ago
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I never knew how rich I was
Till I lived among the poor
I never knew what suffering was
Till it knocked upon my door
The softest touch and gentle kiss
Are nothing in my sight
Unless they lead me down the road
To doing what is right
If I... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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Better than keeping a penny
Is giving a nickel away
Casting your bread on the water
And living for God... – by Richard Groff | 1 View added 1 year ago
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The imaginations of our heart
Can never ever really start
To show us all the things we’ll see
When we have reached eternity
So, come along now off we’ll go
To see the One who runs this show
The only One True awesome King
Who causes all... – by Richard Groff | 1 View added 1 year ago
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Apart from the body together with the LORD
And there we will be forever more
The sons of the righteous if they stand
Will rest with their fathers in that land
They’ll speak with the LORD then face to face
And glory in his presence there in... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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A house where all the lights are on
It has a blazing furnace
Though fiery coals can keep us warm
If we won’t watch they’ll burn us
We live here in the southern valley
In a desert town
And when we look upon the hills
There are angels all... – by Richard Groff | 12 Views added 1 year ago
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To leave your food for an evil plot
Is to have a bible and read it not
A house should be built on a solid foundation
It’s not good to die with a bad reputation
If you’re walking alone and a storm overtakes you
There is no one to help when the... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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I came here in obedience
But was not pleased about it
He took five months to change my heart
So, I would never doubt it
I’m walking on a desert road
It’s mostly hot and dry
But when I thirst he gives me drink
So, I won’t faint or die
... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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Though he slays me I will praise him
These are eight words you should say
If you don’t understand them
You should wait another day
Just fix your eyes on Jesus
Take examples from his life
The word of God is mighty
It will cut you like a... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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Our estate is poor but our inheritance is rich
Our flesh will not last past the morning
But when the sun rises the new things will come
With blessings and children, you are bearing
The rich man will die and his hope will be gone
His power... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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If you give them what they want
They’ll surely follow you
And if you say what they believe
They’ll swear that it is true
Like doves and wolves, they need to feed
But one will eat the other
The senseless and the ruthless live
And die to kill... – by Richard Groff | 32 Views added 1 year ago
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In changing your mind and rest is your salvation.
In quietness and trust is your strength.
Worry is like a train approaching a crossing.
It sounds its horn to let you know it’s coming through.
But as quickly as it comes it will be passing.
If... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Everyone has trouble breathing; they fight to catch their breath.
Their lives are all lived in deception, right up till their death.
Although the light shines ever brighter in this dark domain.
They close their eyes to all that’s true and will... – by Richard Groff | 13 Views added 1 year ago
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Everyone wants to know God;
they all want to see the truth,
Even if they now feel older than dirt,
they’ve wanted it from their youth.
Some of them don’t even know it;
Most think they want... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 1 year ago
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“Let there be light”, “day” and “night”
“sky” and “land” and “seas”
So, I can know you love me so
O God I beg you please
Fill my heart with the glory of your Holy Presence always
Forever and ever,... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Before you stand up speaking lies
To tell me that you love me
Remember that the truth is known
By those who stand above me
If post-traumatic stress disorder
Makes you scared to speak
Then do not be afraid to act
To please the One, you seek
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Delicious meals are worth the wait
They take time to prepare
Someone has to bake the bread
That you’re about to share
Something must be sacrificed
To make the meal worth eating
And for the people you invite
You must provide the seating
... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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The best made plans of mice and men
All come to nothing in the end
Unless the Son calls you his friend
You’ll have no treasures to defend
The windows to your heart and soul
Should not face toward a sinful world
You won’t enjoy the seven... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 1 year ago
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Why can’t some people ever rest?
Why can’t they find the way that’s best?
Is there no one to lead them home?
Have they been left here all alone?
And do the wicked rest in death???
When they have drawn their final breath.
The truth is that... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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Whenever I find my comfort zone
That’s when the Lord will move me
He’s always there through thick and thin
To test me and approve me
He puts me in and pulls me out
The furnace will refine me
He heats me up and hammers me
So, he can redesign... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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People come and people go
We all were made to pass
But some just never see its time
To put away the flask
You should not spend your youth
In drunken orgies, shame and lust
But if you do just keep in mind
You’ll soon return to dust
Your... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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You gave me more than I asked for Lord
You’re giving me all that I’m needing
You even provided a doctor now
To help with my future bleeding
I don’t mean to prophesy doom and destruction
But these are the words I am getting
Even if we could... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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When waking up no longer seems appealing
When going out has finally lost its charm
You’ll find me waiting on the shore for healing
Deep in the cove where I cannot be harmed
As I walked beside the deep and troubled waters
A strong wind from... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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As clouds give way to sunshine
I'll be really really glad
Because You found me faithful
And You upheld all I had
Many just see rain drops
As I see tears of joy
Because I know God's coming back
To get this little boy
He looks and smiles... – by Richard Groff | 8 Views added 1 year ago
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When children start to go astray
They often go outside to play
In fields and woods where they can't see
But that's not where they ought to be
They can't see past their noses then
The darkness blinds them once again
With hardened hearts they... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Falling is embarrassing
It puts the weak to shame
No matter who it happens to
There's no one else to blame
It always looks like tragedy
Whenever it occurs
But many times it's not like that
It's healing for our hurts
Too many times we... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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Can you really be discouraged
but not know what about?
Or is this just one more attack
of penned up fear and doubt?
My heart is not convicting me
of something I've done wrong
Then why such pain and anger
when I should be feeling strong?
... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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When my testimony is finished
You will know it by the silence
And though it seems as peace prevails
It only masks the violence
Some people have talent
And some are steered by it
Some want to possess it
While others deny it
Wherever you... – by Richard Groff | 14 Views added 1 year ago
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Your timing is always perfect Lord
I know it can’t get better
And yet my understanding will
I read that in Your letter
You knew me and You chose me
In Your Son before creation
And then You placed me in this world
To play out Your salvation
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When will you come home my son?
The day is waxing thin
Invite your friends to come along
That they might enter in
As the night grows closer
I’ll be watching from My hill
To see your feet approaching
Then I’ll run to do My will
Place a... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 1 year ago
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Any voice that blocks out Yours
Keeps me from seeing what’s in store
So, as I walk with You today
Keep all those voices far away
The love we have should not be split
By those who seek to hinder it
But strengthened in the quiet place
Where I... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 1 year ago
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The world is trying to RIP God from me
They set their course
To drive Him out
But that’s not what
I’m all about
They try to pluck me
From His hand
But in His grip
Is where I’ll stand
They think they’re strong
But they will fail
And He... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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Revenge will never satisfy
But love is in the Father’s eye
And although you may try and try
Without true love you’ll surely die
You cannot get enough of this
But always it’s “just one more kiss”
His loving arms you won’t dismiss
Because... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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If you look around the world
Today, the fruit is over ripened
The grapes are rotting on the vine
And tensions have been heightened
The harvesters have gone on strike
There is no food to eat
And even what seemed sour once
Begins to look so... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 1 year ago
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In every moment of every day
In every breath and all that I say
You’re watching me LORD
You know what I’m doing
You hear all my cries
And all of my cooing
You’re guiding my steps
In the way that I go
You’re keeping me safe
So, Your goodness... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Two by two the bikes go through
The riders in their colors
And God still seated on His throne
He gives His light to others
He sent His Son to give us life
So, we could truly live it
The One and Only light of men
So, we could be forgiven
... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 1 year ago
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Looking up and going down
Don’t seem to be in sync
But when you’re reaching for the sky
It causes you to think
How can you look around yourself?
And see your circumstance
Then come to this conclusion
Well, I must be here by chance
If by... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 1 year ago
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In the names and representatives
You’ll often find a lie
So, if you’re looking for the truth
Please stop to question why?
The title has been given
And the walls have been applied
To those that you have trusted in
And on whom you’ve relied
... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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If you see the man of lawlessness
Revealed in many ways
Through bogus signs and wonders
And in all his evil plays
Stand firm in our Lord Jesus
And our Father’s mighty power
So, you won’t be unsettled
In the final days or hour
You know... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Sticks and stones along the road
Can sometimes make me falter
But wicked words from unclean lips
Won’t keep me from the alter
A background that is only black
Will make my light shine brighter
And in the deepest darkest night
My burden will... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 1 year ago
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A wealth of wisdom flows out from your word
Enlightening my life with all that I’ve heard
Your justice rolls down from the mountains I love
It binds up the evil and gives it a shove
Off of the cliff and down to destruction
Welcome to Hell;... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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The end of life is better than the beginning
The day of death is better than the day of birth
Because when you are born, it is into frustration
A world of trouble and tribulation
Everything that you build will soon be destroyed
And what you... – by Richard Groff | 9 Views added 1 year ago
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Through all my harmful evil ways
The God of heaven always stays
Right by my side just saying turn
Come back to wisdom and discern
My Word in you will make you wise
And take away those wandering eyes
I’ll keep your focus on my ways
So, I... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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An uninterruptable power supply
Means you can be sure
That you’ll never die
And that’s what the Holy Spirit is
He’s the One source of power
For all of God’s kids
Although your flesh perish his Spirit remains
And Jesus will raise him up
At... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Hell is real and so am I
I know that I will never die
When I go out I’ll see them there
My tormentors will get their... – by Richard Groff | 15 Views added 1 year ago
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When everything seems cloudy
And your future isn’t bright
That’s when you might see Jesus
If you ask, he’ll give you light
In him there is no darkness!
He’s just waiting for the Day
That you will turn and seek him
And know everything is... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 1 year ago
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Swallow your pride
And all your lies
Step aside
Before you die
And allow me to love you
The way that I want... – by Virginia Groff | 10 Views added 1 year ago
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Why so troubled, O my soul
Trust in the LORD; then you’ll be whole
I have so much to learn from You
And so much yet to see that’s true
The things You show me great and strong
To do them I will not be wrong
With You I’ll sing my final song
... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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There is no point in going there
When you can go somewhere worthwhile
There is no question without an answer
The answer is waiting
For the question to be asked
I am the answer to all your questions
The answers are all waiting
For the... – by Virginia Groff | 9 Views added 1 year ago
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Lord, I know you have a plan for me
So, I will have to wait and see
Jesus, I give you all of me
So, I can start living for thee
I open myself and bow my knee
Because you know what’s best for me
I cannot fuss I cannot fight
For if I do I... – by Virginia Groff | 7 Views added 1 year ago
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Why would I go and cut wood for a fire?
That’s started to burn me up?
If that’s your desire then you cut the wood
And God will say when it’s enough!
I praise you; you’re gracious. I love you my Lord
But I know that there is an end
And when... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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It’s 22 for me and you
We’ll always be together
We’ll take to flight true sons of light
Like angels without feathers
They fly so far; they shine like stars
The brightest in the heavens
They do what’s best; they’ve come to rest
In Jesus’... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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I hate to feel the pain of others
To stand inside their shoes
Because I know what hopeless is
So, I don’t get confused
I’ve been there way too many times
And so close to the edge
I’m glad I didn’t slip and fall
Or jump off of that ledge
... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 1 year ago
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The storms in life just come to pass
Until we find we’re home at last
And in that place, we’ll find real joy
Like little girls and little boys
The joy they have on Christmas day
As all their gifts lay in a ray
Of Light that shines from on... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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Although I do the best I can
I just can’t seem to get ahead
It’s one step forward two steps back
It’s perseverance that I lack
Though I don’t want to suffer more
Great trials will find me this I’m sure
They’ll follow me across the earth
... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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We might not know until we go
But of this I am certain
We will not find the rest we seek
On this side of the curtain
We can’t do the things we want
Without the Spirit’s power
And we won’t know all we that should
Until our final hour
But... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Faith is what I know is Truth
It’s real and I can see it
I ask for what God tells me to
Believe and I receive it
The hidden things belong to God
I don’t ask how or why
I just try to do what is right
The Scriptures do not... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 1 year ago
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Until I’m set and firm in you
There’s still more that I have to do
Although the truth is plain to see
It has to be revealed in me
A looking glass that’s set-in stone
So, all your glory can be shone
My dwelling built upon the Rock
You’ll... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 1 year ago
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The God of glory wrote a book
That all his kids could read
He wrote the truth to give them strength
And everything they need
The spirit that lives in you
Was conceived before creation
And now it’s waiting to be born
Through holy revelation
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The religious leaders head the class
But to the next grade they won’t pass
They treat like merchandise the flock
That God gave them. He is the Rock!
They build on sand and not the truth
And they rejoice to live in booths
Because they have... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 1 year ago
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The Lord will stand at my right hand
And comfort me while in this land
He’ll be my shade and my delight
And give to me the light of life
For all my strength will come out from Him
In all my praise because I love Him
I’ll do whatever He... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 1 year ago
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In the cool of the day we walk the path
That leads to peace and happiness
I study the Word to see your face
And in your Word, I find my place
I know it’s written of me there
I know God loves and see God cares
He will not leave me all alone
... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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Created and raised from the dust
And Jesus is the head of us
We will rise up on eagle’s wings
We will not want for anything
It’s by the Father I’ve been taught
His Spirit knows my every thought
My heart and my soul belong to him
And in the... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 1 year ago
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To die in Christ for those who wait
Is when their eyes are opened
To see the beauty of His grace
And all they’ve put their hope in!
I don’t know what my house is like
My vision is not clear
But I know when I’m safe at home
There will be no... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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You have to open up your mind
To find out what is true
The world wants to tell you
That there is no truth for you
But if there is no truth
That means your life is just a lie
And if that really is the truth
It’s better that you die
Why... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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Thank you for the flowers Lord
For the newness that is spring
Thank you it reminds us Lord
That you’re our Sovereign... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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How great is our God and wonderful too?
O Wonderful Counselor and friend
You watch over us and care for our needs
You care for our needs till the end
How many men think that they rule in this world
They say: You can’t do this on my time
It... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Where once there was a fire fight
There now remains a Storm
The bodies of his enemies
Are strewn across the shore
The sea gave up the dead in it
And Death and Hades too
They’re cast into the fiery lake
The second death is true
Then I saw a... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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How many times I struck you
And now you’re going to fall
I struck you in the head and neck
I kicked you in the jaw!
You shouldn’t climb into the ring
Unless you think you’ll win
Why do you fight against the LORD?
And shake your fist at him
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Wait till you receive his power
Yahweh sends his best
Out into his vineyard
All of those who pass the test
He sends some at the break of day
And sends some more at nine
He goes out into the marketplace
And sends all that he finds
And then he... – by Richard Groff | 11 Views added 1 year ago
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I can’t put my finger on what lies in store
But I feel what will happen has all happened before
Though it might seem foolish as we run and we run
Yet I know that this story has only just begun
You can’t get away from it chained to the earth
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Happy Father’s Day dear Lord
Yes, beautiful it is
How could there be a better day?
To come and snatch your kids
With violence come and take them
From the earth where they’ve been living
Take them from this wicked world
Inspire more... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Where is the line to see Jesus?
You see; on earth it doesn’t exist
Through faith we worship in spirit and truth
A bargain no one should miss
When you can’t afford their heart’s desire
Have lots of love to give
And you will set their heart’s... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 1 year ago
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O how the mighty nations fall
And give way to one another
Because they’ve lost the fear of God
And do not love their brothers
They take the bible out of schools
And teach their own ideas
About what goodness means to them
And how they seek... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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Violent night; really bad night
No one could sleep from fear and fright
Around the next corner a child grew up
Now the Lord’s coming and no one gets off
The day of God’s judgment is near
The day of God’s vengeance is! Hear!
If you still have... – by Richard Groff | 9 Views added 1 year ago
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Change your clothes; head to the shack
Then when you’re done I’ll bring you back
I’ll change your mind so you won’t cherish
The things on earth which soon will perish
I want you to look deep within
Right past the flesh of sinful man
So,... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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Now I lay me down to sleep
My feet are in the grave
I cannot mourn but you can weep
Because I wasn’t brave
I did not share the good news
And I let them go on fighting
So now it’s up to someone else
To do a little writing
The words I... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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At first you sow and then you reap
If you sow wrong you’ll surely weep
And if upon your spouse you cheat
You’ve picked your fruit so now you’ll eat
When you go home to make your bed
To knead your dough or bake your bread
Whatever you have... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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Why don’t you just shut your mouth?
Instead of getting loud
Why don’t you stop grumbling?
Instead of acting proud
If you want a sympathetic ear
To hear your prayer
Then why don’t you stop being rude?
And learn to show some care
I think... – by Richard Groff | 17 Views added 1 year ago
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When I go fast it’s not for you
It’s just because I wanted to
When I slow down I show I can
Have time to do all you command
Disaster is all that comes fast
But peace for us was meant to last
We’ll rest beneath God’s outstretched arms
And... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Those who walk in arrogance and pride
Will die in their sin where they abide
Because they refuse to acknowledge the fact
That the blessing of God is what they lack
They can see they have power and wealth in this life
But they’re blind to the... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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If no one ever listened
If no one ever heard
The things these ears have taken in
Would just seem so absurd
I’ve seen a rich man stumble
Perverse in all his ways
I’ve seen a wise man strong but poor
Get cursed and sent away
They all... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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Sometimes I wonder if the things
I think I see are real
Like planes and trains and buses
Or the tires on a wheel
I know that they are physical
But could this be a dream?
And when I wake up from it
Will I laugh or will I scream?
There’s... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Our God speaks in poetic form
At many times so we’ll be warned
He speaks to me; He speaks to you
He tells us all that He will do
We have freewill and we MUST use it
It is given us so we will choose it
If we refuse to make a choice
In... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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We’ll praise Him till He saves us
And He takes us from this place
We’ll praise Him because we love Him
And we want to see His face
Jesus will not leave us here
Like orphans in the street
He’s coming back to get us
And to save us from this... – by Richard Groff | 11 Views added 1 year ago
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O land of enchantment
You cast your spell
Having law without mercy
You’ll burn in hell
A winning team
Is not what you’ll see
Because you refused
To come to me
I came as your Father
Redeemer and Groom
But you thought you could sweep me
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When I thought that I didn’t
Serve money I was wrong
The truth in the matter is
I served it all along
I had gotten married to it
When still I was so young
I thought I had to have it
Just to have a little fun
I counted on my money
For my... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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As long as God is sovereign
Then I can be at peace
It doesn’t matter if I’m great
Or if I am the least
I do not have to sow or reap
Or store away in barns
For God will make sure that I eat
And that I’m kept from harm
Because without God... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 1 year ago
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Men try to tell you how it was
Or how it’s going to be
But I tell you the word of God
And it has set me free
The Word of God has strengthened me
In him I won’t do wrong
Because he shows me what is right
In him I will be strong
I will not... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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God will not be mocked by men
The light reveals their darkness
His promises he gives to those
That to his voice will hearken
Lord give me ears to hear your voice
And to do what you counsel
Don’t let my flesh get in my way
But help me do... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Woe to you O’ mountain
When you call yourself a leader
And say that God appointed you
To go and be his speaker
You claim to have authority
While threatening the sheep
You say if they don’t fall in line
That they will get no sleep
But... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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As I lie by a quiet stream
And drifting off I start to dream
My mind floats on the whispering water
Into the lake of yes, I could sir
With God all things are possible
If you go to his castle school
They teach the truth in that institution
... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Anything I can see; has come to pass
But the Love of God will always last
He draws it from a fresh, deep well
It even rises up from hell
The God of love does not know bounds
It falls from heaven to the ground
It softens up the dirt on... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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When nothing else is going right
But you’re still living in the light
Then my heart is doing good
Because you are out of the woods
And when your heart is doing well
A hermit crab inside its shell
It does not like to be uncovered
And so,... – by Richard Groff | 11 Views added 1 year ago
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Calm down now if your hands are clean
But if they’re not be worried
Jesus Christ is on his way
He is the Judge and jury
There is no need to plead your case
The LORD has seen the movie
Your whole life was all caught on film
I hope you think... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 1 year ago
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An endless sea of conjecture
Is what I hear in Revelation
Not from me and not from God
But on every radio station
Can they not see? Have they not read?
That God is never changing
We all will stand before him
At the judgment; no complaining
... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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A judgment reached by reasoning
Is what I give you here today
You have to guard your heart and mind
And every word you say
If you will only do these things
The blessing will be yours
The riches of the nation’s now
Come to you from distant... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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I love the rules you have given us
I glory in your presence
When you come and stand before me
In your law I sense your essence
I taste your words and they are sweet
A shelter in the fiercest storm
A light to shine upon my feet
They keep me... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Forgive me, my friend, if I seem kind of rough
But my life has been hard and its still a bit tough
My walk with the LORD has more ups than its downs
But in some of those valleys I swore that I drown
I’m standing on top of the mountain today
... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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I’m trying to draw you with cords of love
To walk in obedience to God above
He rebuked me and told me: Don’t be so harsh!
Tell the truth, but in love, and don’t take it so far.
Though she is a whore, she is also your wife.
You promised to... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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I love you, I need you, I want you and more
I’ll show you all the wonders our God has in store
I do enjoy honey and sugar is sweet
But with love and goodwill they cannot compete
All I need is you and if you still need me
Then the door is wide... – by Richard Groff | 16 Views added 1 year ago
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Oh God, what a beautiful picture I see
As I look at your artwork amazing and free
Your love is like lilies spread out on a pond
And I’m just a little toad hopping along
Your wonders amaze me; they are so vast and wide
When I stop to observe... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Now set up your easel and paint with a brush
There is no reason to worry and rush
The days will roll by like a ball on a hill
As you’re choosing your colors and painting with skill
I love all the beautiful pictures you paint
A world without... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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Working and slaving and toiling away
Night after night and day after day
What is the reason for all of your stress?
Are you trying to get rich or simply depressed?
The answer I think can be found in the Scripture
The Word of the LORD paints a... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Your lying lips destroy your heart
They will take your breath away
And when you’re lying in the dust
You’ll have nothing more to say
All the souls that you have hurt
Will rejoice in your demise
And when you’re dead there will be light
... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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Take a hammer and take a club
And then go out to look for love
The women on earth can be so dumb
But boy, those girls can really run
So, set a snare and mend your net
They will be slippery when they’re wet
You’re looking for another wife... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 1 year ago
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If I never sleep another wink
I guess I’ll have more time to think
But that’s not what I really want
I just want to be back in front
In front of her behind the Lord
When proper order is restored
Then when it is we will rejoice
And both... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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My heart is broken and I just want to cry
My wife has been sleeping with another guy
She works all night and she sleep all day
She wants to get paid and she wants to get laid
She told me she never even liked me
She only got married to see... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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Beyond all reason there is truth
This time of year, we live in booths
Beyond all reason we believe
Our faith in God won’t make us grieve
While we’re living in these tents
Every month we pay the rent
The eye sight goes the hearing too
And... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 1 year ago
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Anyone who takes pleasure in the pain of others
Will himself feel that same pain
You think that you have won
When your flesh has prevailed
Will you still think that way?
When your flesh has been jailed!
Thrown into prison for the pain you... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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You make known to me the path of life
The fullness of joy is in your presence
Why would I go away from these?
To wander in the darkness?
The world is full of darkness
And violence is its king
To kill the unborn children
Is the song they... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 1 year ago
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I don’t have a single friend
A friend that I can count on
A friend I know that has my back
A friend I can’t run out on
Every man is a liar.
And a woman; take that times two
She not only lies to herself
But delights in lying to you
She... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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We’ll ride on the four living creatures
At least somewhere in my dreams
But when my time has come
I’ll see there’s much more than it seems
I want to be like Jesus Christ
And love you like he does
But when I try to do that
I remember who I... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Father, today is my birthday
Today I turned sixty-four
I know you don’t need me. Yet you still feed me
You lift me up off the floor
You told me to eat what I’m given
To fill my belly with the scroll
So, I ate it up, it was so sweet!
I ate... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 1 year ago
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It’s beginning to hit to close to home
I must get out and stay off the phone
Its going to get personal this time around
I’m preparing my tools and I’m going to town
There won’t be much left
When I get done with this city
I’ll show them no... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 1 year ago
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What do you have that you’re calling your own?
All the things that you have are only on loan
God gave them to you, so don’t act so proud
While you’re out with your bodyguard surfing the crowd
Get back on the stage where you say you belong
And... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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Come to me when you’re feeling lonely
Come to me when you’re feeling sad
Come to me when you need some comfort
And I will be your loving Dad
When you rise in the morning touch my hands
And all day long I’ll help you stand
When you rise in... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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The smell in the locker room comes from the team
The boys all need showers to make themselves clean
The stockings they wore will be thrown in a bin
To be washed here tonight but they ought to burn them
The steam from the shower room helps with... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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I am looking at someone who looks just like me
From her head to her toes she’s a little dirty
She needs to be washed to get rid of her stains
If she opens her mind I just might wash her brains
I also see someone who is stuck on the phone
They... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 1 year ago
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Is there ever a reason to run so fast?
That you can’t see what you’re running past
Like a fish out of water, washed up on the shore
I can throw it back in but it won’t swim anymore.
If you’re running that fast and there’s danger ahead
You’ll... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Throw the cracked pot in the water
Fill it up and let it leak
The water won’t get wetter
But the fish might get a treat
Come back awhile later
See the fish have made a home
The pot that you threw in the lake
Was never left alone
They... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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The truth of Abel is a lidocaine
But you can’t even numb the pain
The truth is I can’t stop my brain
The pain is making me insane
I want to scream and thrash about
But I can’t even let it out
My tears now rolling like a stream
I only want... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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The tribulation doesn’t stop
Until the end has come
Chaos and confusion reign
For those under the sun
The heat will surely scorch their skin
And sear them as with irons
And just because of foolish pride
They won’t avoid the fire
They... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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When all the crowd is dead and gone
Perhaps we will still carry-on
But not in flesh; this time in Spirit
Just like the wind and you can hear it
Not to bare the guilt of sin
But by our Father welcomed in
Well done good and faithful... – by Richard Groff | 13 Views added 1 year ago
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Do you know you inspire me?
Your mercy and your grace.
You are the best I have from God
Until I see His face
You set examples for me
As you show me how to love
You are a lesson for me
From my Father up above
From the fruit of his lips
A... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 1 year ago
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The deceivers soon will all be gone
And we won’t miss them; not at all
You don’t need a stethoscope to hear the heartbeat of God
Its in the rhythm of the night.
In the song of the cricket.
In the flight of the owl as it glides silently down... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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A saw a rich and surly man
He thought himself a king
The wisest man that ever lived
And he knew everything
It must have been the PHD
That made him act so rude
He once betrayed his closest friend
A power-hungry dude
Because of greed he... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 1 year ago
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Disease is just a hammock
You’ll never get your rest there
Because it hurts so bad
You went out walking through the land
But didn’t take your Dad
When you’re running from the light
You’re looking for some shade
So, come and rest under His... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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It doesn’t matter where you are
It matters who you’re holding
The clouds just hide the truth of God
His wrath is still unfolding
You have to fight! You’re in a war.
This is a great pandemic
The sin is in the skin you’re in
It seems it is... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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If I could stop the earth from turning
Run a hundred miles an hour
Move the mountains from their place
And touch the trees and make them smile
The trees would leave and the flowers bloom
The Lord our God is coming soon!
Depart from me you... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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How can you put together a puzzle that is not cut into pieces?
The puzzle of but one piece is the most difficult to figure out!
Everything I have you gave me!
All I need so you can save me.
Children are grown with expansions.
But they are... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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When I was alone and all by myself
Standing in the middle of a vast field
As evening approached
And the darkness of night set in
I cried out to God in my despair
I said to him
Jesus, I don’t even know if you exist
But if you do I need you... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 1 year ago
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After the final pitch has been thrown
Will you remember the game?
Have any important lessons been learned?
Or will you remain the same?
As good as hell is what they say
America’s game has gone... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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You must do it today
So, you will be able
To see better tomorrow
The thoughts of a man are deep
And the seas are full
And under the surface of both
There is... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Whatever favorites God may have
He does not show them to us!
Whatever sins cause us to lie
Will not make God refuse us!
But if we make the lies our life
Our hearts will surely harden
And when we see the pearly gates
We will not enter... – by Richard Groff | 11 Views added 1 year ago
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Number one – There is only one.
Holy God and he is sovereign
Over everything and everyone.
Number two – the Word of God.
Is absolutely true and right and just.
Number three – If you have any questions?
Refer back to numbers one and two.
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The Truth will soon be in full bloom
Then every life will be consumed
The bad will be spit out again
The good are happily welcomed in
The kingdom will consume the earth
When righteousness is given birth
But things will not be perfect then
... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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I hate to think about how you are feeling
I look to the sky and talk to the ceiling
As of this moment I don’t have an answer
As soon as I do we’ll cut out this cancer
Its going to hurt; I’m not going to lie
I want you to suffer so much that... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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Do you think that because you
Were picked on and beaten?
That now for some reason
You deserve special treatment
We all have been picked on
And beaten dear
If a man was not beaten
He would not be here
So, you’re not alone
In your... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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I don’t care if you don’t love me
I’m going to love you anyway
I will stay with you and care for you
Until my dying day
I don’t care if you don’t love me
I’d know you anywhere
I’d know you on the beach at night
Or in your favorite chair
... – by Richard Groff | 20 Views added 1 year ago
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As sail ants on sticks of wood
A branch fell in the river
And it became a ship for them
A gift came from the Giver
It didn’t fit into the plans
The ants had for themselves
The gift was that the Branch fell in
And stayed there for their... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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No one makes it through every winter
And no one makes it through every night
When the darkness is overwhelming
Sometimes you lose the fight
It depends on what you’re fighting for
And who is fighting for you?
You need the Lord!
To come and... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Help me LORD; protect me from the evil one
The eyes have it and the mouth speaks
And evil flows from pretty cheeks
Somehow the words all sound the same
As each one in his voice proclaims
This time you’re trapped, where is God now?
This... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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I have to go to town today
But I don’t even know the way
Can’t understand the things I heard
Don’t comprehend a single word
These people speak with foreign tongues
With alien air they fill their lungs
I cannot understand their speech
Or put... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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Articulate, you’re not on time
And I don’t want excuses
Just tell the truth that’s; all I want
No more of these abuses
Can you not recognize a lie?
You surely live with many
If you can’t tell the truth for once
You will not earn a penny
... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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The horses are made ready
And the battle wagons roll
A force has come against our land
To put us in a hole
But no one will be digging up
The treasures buried here
Because the dirt that covers them
Is soaked with pain and fear
The lies... – by Richard Groff | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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You can stick a fork in me
Baby I’m done
I can’t take all the lies
Here under the sun
I’d rather be taking a fall
In the night
I’d rather go out for a walk
Without light
The women of the earth
Are skilled at deceiving
But I still wish... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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The black widow spider loves her sins
She opens wide to let them in
That’s what the hour-glass is for
That’s how she charges; she’s a whore
I was trapped in a web of lies
But I broke free before I died
She went after foreign flesh
I... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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She reasons like a little child
But she can’t tell you why
And if you rebuke her
You know she will start to cry
She gets so doggone ornery
But she isn’t three years old
And so, it isn’t cute
When she gets stubborn; angry, cold
If she... – by Richard Groff | 8 Views added 1 year ago
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Jump in the Word at the deep end first
And make your way to the surface
Then swim to the shallow end
While searching for your purpose
This pool does not close at dusk
But opens up at dawn
And when you jump in and swim
You’ll see what’s... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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The night was fruitless; the boat was empty
His men were looking for more
Just as the day was breaking
Jesus stood upon the shore
The morning meal was cooking
On the grill he had prepared
No one ask him who he was
Because nobody dared
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The sound was almost deafening
For about a half an hour
The torrents blew across the shore
The people had no power
The radio was on the fritz
And every tongue was silenced
No way to get the latest news
Because of all the violence
The... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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I looked and saw Jesus standing there
High and lifted up
I knelt before him in the air
And then received my cup
The cup was filled with wonderful things
My thoughts cannot describe
And when you hear the angels singing
You and I will fly
... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Long story short; I should guard my tongue
Not speak too quickly or say something dumb
Some of my thoughts should not be expressed
Most of my thoughts are just not the best
When I speak too quickly I’m playing the fool
The same way I did... – by Richard Groff | 18 Views added 1 year ago
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You should not say
I’ll find no trouble today
I’ll just walk in peace
As I go on my way
Before the words even
Come forth from your lips
The demons are gathering
And making a list
They know all the trouble
You hope to avoid
And they’re... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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You’re walking too close to the edge
Surprised to see the fall
The leaves are changing colors
So, you better take this call
Important business meetings
Sometimes start with just a word
You have to read the bible
Put in practice what you... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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Oh, so many years ago I came into this world
A baby from his mother’s womb, but not a baby girl
A boy was born, though not in love, another bastard child
And though he didn’t know it, he would suffer many trials
The child like a quarried... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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With nothing running through my mind
And still I couldn’t sleep
Another day, another morning
And another chance to weep
Another chance to do some good
To let my Father use me
Its not yet time to leave this world
Though many may abuse me
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I’ll fix your little red wagon
If you’ll just lend me a hand
I gave you a Radio Flyer
So now follow my commands
My burden is easy; my yoke is light
Just do what I tell you
Don’t put up a fight
I built you a house
And I’ll come take you... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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When you start running out of time
The best is yet to come
This time is only temporary
Find out where you belong!
Move in that direction
And you will not walk alone
If you don’t know Jesus; ask him
He will lead you home
God takes no... – by Richard Groff | 11 Views added 1 year ago
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The fear of the Lord is not a joke
My flesh trembles for fear of you
And I am afraid of your judgments!
I fear you Father because you are strong
And not just in reverence, in that I’m not wrong
Only a fool would not fear my God
To the back... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 1 year ago
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For men there is no love in sex
It simply meets a need
Its just like hunting wild game
Their appetite to feed
They claim that all they want is love
But none of them are faithful
They trample down the pasture land
And make their women... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Keep my eyes from worthless things
And from fantasies that profit no one
Don’t let me think on evil things
Or make my plans for my fun
Sometimes I think my wife and friends
Would be better off without me
My fantasies are always wrong
Not... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Poor girls with kittens and gold mines with gold
They both can be purchased before they get old
The girls can be easy until it gets hard
And then they say: Mister you’re going too far
They’re looking for husbands that won’t be too bold
The... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 1 year ago
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Your movement was met with great resistance
Though followed and praised by lots of kittens
Yes, I was wrong so count me too
And here’s how I’ll get back at you
I’ll lie and say it’s all your fault
I was the victim of assault
I didn’t want to... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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The lamp was broken on the earth
Thus, all mankind was given birth
The light still in the darkness shines
And yet the darkness makes men blind
Their eyes can’t see, their ears don’t hear
Because to God they won’t draw near
The darkness keeps... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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I know you made men upright
Yet all have gone astray
They lie and curse and hate each other
To this very day
And still you put up with them Lord
But that won’t last forever
Their end will come with fire and wrath
The silver cord is... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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The previous play is under review
And all the officials are watching you
Should you be rejected or should you be praised?
The hit was a hard one, you did come to play
But was it illegal or dirty or cheap?
You know what you sow is what you... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 1 year ago
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Confused, perplexed and sometimes dazed
I wonder at the things you say
The words I hear roll off your tongue
Are sometimes stupid; always dung!
You talk about the things you dreamed
And all the wonders that you’ve seen
Your words are always... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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Its funny when you feel the fade
In the early morning hours
The shadow of death is creeping in
And still you have no power
You move the way you always have
But just a whole lot slower
When you go out to trim the lawn
When you get out the... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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You can make the butter fly
Or put some on your toast
So, go and heat the oven up
And we can make a roast
We’ll make a little loaf of bread
And put it on the table
We’ll make some gravy and vegetables
We’ll eat all that we’re able
We... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 1 year ago
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His heart was desperately wicked
He had the mind of a man
He could not find the way to town
Or to finish what he planned
He’s surely not the Son of God
Although that’s what he claimed
He killed as many as he could
And left the others lame
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They manufacture viruses
To use as lethal weapons
And then when one escapes the lab
They use lies and deception
A mask will help to stem the tide
Of contagious airborne diseases
The truth is that’s a fantasy
And God does as he pleases
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Beers in bars and gears in cars
Won’t start your engines running
But beers in cars put gears in bars
The prison doors are closing
The prison guards won’t be your friends
Your stories don’t amuse them
Your family members cast you off
Your... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Where are you going to go?
When it is time to leave this place
When the cloud has lifted
Do you want to see his face?
Will you run on the mountaintops?
Your feet like those of a goat
Will you let God shut you in?
Before the ark starts to... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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How many sons have come to you
To see what you would say
To see if you would bless them now
Or just send them away?
The Jews have come to see a sign
The Greeks are seeking wisdom
And you can satisfy them both
With the riches of your kingdom... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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From breath to breath you never know
Which one will be your last
Does it really matter?!!!
If you go to church or fast
Before I was afflicted I would often go astray
But since my Father humbled me
Its here at home I stay
When I get to... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 1 year ago
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Why does it always take so long?
To get some understanding
Even when I want to do
The things that you’re commanding
When I come walking down the aisle
I’ll find you at the alter
My Father leads me all the way
He holds me; I won’t falter
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Your love is great toward your creatures
All creation abounds with your love
Especially for the sheep of your flock
Although they all push and they shove
Disobedient little creatures they are
And yet you take care of them all
I just wonder... – by Richard Groff | 9 Views added 1 year ago
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Some people just get in the door
Some people lose it on the floor
You’re dancing on the train of life
Free from malice; free from strife
The tickets for this trip are free
But everyone gets in through Me
Your suffering; the price to dance
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I sat beside the waterfalls
And listened to their speech
I listened to the waves at night
While sitting on the beach
I heard the sound of breakers
As they crashed upon the shore
I heard the noise of babbling brooks
Come from the forest... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 1 year ago
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Come with me by a quiet stream
Lay in the grass and then we’ll dream
So, park the car and set the brake
We came to get a good milk shake
All thick and creamy. Where’ my straw?
You know I want to have it all
But here’s your straw, I’ll share... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Your skin is as white as fresh fallen snow
And when I write you get the flow
You come and sit and take dictation
The doctor now becomes the patient
You need a new prescription pad
You need to hear it from your Dad
And not just when my lips... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Remember what is good and do what is right
And then you’ll be able to sleep at night
On a soft summer evening as you play
In dreams you had at work that day
Don’t let your mind go off the tracks
Remember Jesus has your back
The wind of... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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I’m depressed because I’m still here
But you could now be of good cheer
Your work is hard; your labor long
But striving only makes you strong
And soon your striving will be over
But will you get a new land rover?
Or would you prefer he stay... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 2 years ago
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Call me Eeyore I won’t bitch
It only makes my donkey itch
And when it does I have to scratch it
But to do that I have to catch it
Don’t let your donkeys run away
But bring those asses home to stay
I know they might be stubborn now
But it... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 2 years ago
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Its time to open the cave again
Roll back the stone and welcome a friend
We’ve been cooped up for way to long
The air in here is rank and strong
Its time to let some fresh air in
We’ll pack our things and then begin
The journey is long and... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 2 years ago
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Sometimes when I’m sitting and crying alone
I call out to God; but he has no phone
For him every house is a local call
When he knocks on the door he surprises them all
“O my God” they say to him
We didn’t think you’d come back again!
But he... – by Richard Groff | 14 Views added 2 years ago
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The words of your servants come to pass
Because they are not their own
You put your words into their mouths
They never walk alone
They hear from you both day and night
You move them straight ahead
They call to you when they’re afraid
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I’m the clause that stole Christmas
“On whom his favor rests”
Forget peace on earth while its men beat their chests
Peace would not come to them because they resist
They’re counting their enemies; making their list
They want all the plunder... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 2 years ago
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The leaves in the trees all rustle
When the Lord of the earth does the hustle
The wind is hanging out in the trees
With all the horns providing the breeze
He makes His angels winds and they go
Preparing the stage for the next show
The... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 2 years ago
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The sound of silence! Who can hear?
The footsteps of the Lord draw near
The trees will tremble; the earth will quake
But not one more step will I take
Until my Adam I have found
The seed of mankind from the ground
A simple little building... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 2 years ago
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You want to interpret but you can’t read
You can’t find the meaning in the things you see
The words are all written; the meaning is clear
Perhaps you don’t even have ears to hear
I could sing you the songs but you are so dull
You probably... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 2 years ago
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On the way of Holiness in the air
The righteous walk without a care
No wild beast will jump up on it
But just the redeemed will be upon it
Like walking by a stream in spring
With life and love creation sings
They sing their songs and no one... – by Richard Groff | 14 Views added 2 years ago
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I sit here crying; tears running down my face
Because all of my anger with joy He replaced
I sit on the beach or out in the grass
I’m hearing His voice; I’m taking His class
He’s the professor, the teacher and more
I never know what for me He... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 2 years ago
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Remembering the things, we lost
But O my God at what a cost
Its best to leave the past behind
And look for new things we can find
A little gold under the earth
That God placed there upon our birth
No, not the first, I mean the second
Who’s... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 2 years ago
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You might think that your life is hard
But it will all be worth it
I thank the Lord for the day you were born
Then I fall down and worship
My God has been so good to me
He’s given me a wife
And I just love her oh so much
She’s the best part... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 2 years ago
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To die in your sleep would be ok, I guess
Its better than murder and all of that mess
It could be on your couch or lying in bed
It could be in a dream with strange thoughts in your head
But what will you see when you wake up again?
Will... – by Richard Groff | 8 Views added 2 years ago
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He keeps me in his Word
So, I’ll remember what I heard
The Lord is faithful; Jesus true
He’s always looking out for you
He watches when you sleep at night
He’s always there to give you light
He never leaves me all alone
Its in his mind to... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 2 years ago
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If your mooring lines fail tonight
And your ship drifts into the light
Then try really hard to keep it there
Don’t just sit in the captain’s chair
Get off your ass and guide it through
The narrow straits that you’ve come to
Don’t let it... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 2 years ago
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The driest stump can come to life
When water to it flows
And if the stump is born again
It grows and grows and grows
Into a mighty oak or cedar
Elm or spruce or fern
It will be going through the flames
But it will not be burned
It must... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 2 years ago
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When the birds start singing its quitting time
Rise early in the morning when the sun won’t shine
I’m working through the night for another day
I have to make it home so I can get my pay
We’ll give it a shot; ain’t no way to lose
Because we... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 2 years ago
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The beauty fades, the flower falls
And then the snow comes and covers it all
A mountain of snow from heaven above
Comes down on the back of the Lord that we love
The beautiful red stripes cover the snow
The blood of the Lamb and the sorrow he... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 2 years ago
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If I keep going on like this
The rest I seek I’ll surely miss
I cannot find it late at night
To sleep all day is just not right
I will not let that liar win
His choicest fruit is only sin
So, when he offers it to you
Just hold your nose and... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 2 years ago
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See how much you hurt yourself?
When you say I don’t care
You act as if you’re only
Throwing words into the air
That’s not the way you see it
When those words are said to you
It’s more like chopping onions
As you throw them in the... – by Richard Groff | 10 Views added 2 years ago
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The ink still dripping from the words
The hand wrote on the wall
The earth’s foundations trembling
The nations start to fall
They all were made to come and pass
But Israel stands alone
They disappeared for 2000 years
And then they came back... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 2 years ago
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You might destroy the bridge
But the highway skirts the river
And from its handrails drip
The faith of every true believer
The highway’s name is Righteousness
It leads straight into heaven
You will not need your good footwear
All the feet... – by Richard Groff | 12 Views added 2 years ago
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From the horns of the unicorns they cried out
But no one seemed to hear them
They won’t repent of all their sins
And who has come to fear Him?
They curse and swear and shake their fists
The One enthroned in heaven laughs
But then rebukes... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 2 years ago
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Come on my son, why do you worry?
Don’t you know the truth?
I told you many years ago
While you were still a youth
Remember when you called to me
At twilight in the field?
Remember how I told you
That your wounds would all be healed?
I... – by Richard Groff | 12 Views added 2 years ago
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How can you pull your punches?
When you’re not the One who throws them.
My arms find motion from the LORD
And to his foes he shows them
They pick on me and when he sees
Its right straight to the kisser
No need to say another word
Not even... – by Richard Groff | 13 Views added 2 years ago
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A flashy young wench from the Irish uprising
As she walked over to me I found it surprising
To see that her scars and her wounds were all real
As we sat down to dinner and ordered our meal
I asked her. How did you get caught in the fight?
She... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 2 years ago
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In a little old farmhouse down the road
Lived a little old man with a heavy load
He carried his sorrow and anger and grief
Wouldn’t share with his neighbors and got no relief
He used to have money and family and friends
But now he has no one... – by Richard Groff | 16 Views added 2 years ago
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After the rain
The Son will return
And all the unrighteous
And wicked will burn
Burn in their heart
For the sin they committed
Burn in their soul
Because they were outwitted
Outwitted because they
Had lingered too long
Outwitted... – by Richard Groff | 131 Views added 2 years ago
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We lift our hands and lift our hearts to have the mind of Christ.
What’s up Doc? The rabbit said.
To make light of his Host.
But when he did he fell right there
Before the Holy Ghost.
The clouds lit up; the sky retreats.
It rolled back... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 2 years ago
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I hear the tumult of the raging seas
As your waves and tides sweep over me.
You call to me; you part the clouds.
You drive me on when you come down.
When I am lifted in your hands
I’m seated with the Son of Man.
The future is revealed to... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 2 years ago
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If you crash and burn; then just return
You know that I’ll still be here
“Faithful and True” just waiting for you
Just waiting for ewe to return deer
Are you just an animal prowling around?
In your heat are you sniffing the air?
Searching... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 2 years ago
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The fig tree ripens; gives its fruit
The grapevine gives its fragrance
The precious treasure now is loot
That she can give to vagrants
They take the treasure; eat the fruit
And then they burn the tree
Because the fruit had lost its flavor!
... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 2 years ago
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I’m just a poet; with words I relate
So why would I want to go out on a date?
The Word gives me comfort; with words that I write
I’ll work through the day and sleep with Him tonight
The way He makes love to me strengthens my soul
On top of... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 2 years ago
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If you wake up to suffering and pain
Sit down in your chair and wait for the rain
See showers of blessings falling outside your window
The tears on the cheeks of people you know
They cry from the joy that comes from the pain
The suffering is... – by Richard Groff | 18 Views added 2 years ago
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I came down to the ocean Lord,
To see what you would show me.
I don’t know what I’m looking for
Or why you’d want to know me.
I gird my waist with a belt of truth,
God’s Holy Righteousness;
And spend my time, my head pressed to,
His... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 2 years ago
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I am the one that Jesus loves!
The one true son of God above!
So why aren’t you adopted yet?
Does not the Lord call you His pet?
The answer is He loves you too!
And we all know God’s heart is true!
So why aren’t you adopted yet?
And cast... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 2 years ago
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As music from the throne resounds,
With all God’s children singing now.
The King of kings and Lord of lords,
Stands up and draws his mighty sword.
When Jesus Christ came to the earth,
The Christmas song was given birth.
The good news that... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 2 years ago
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Why the crying? Why the tears?
Are you afraid that I’ll come near?
Would it be bad if you would love me?
There is no one who is above me
No one can compare with me
I’ll give you eyes so you can see
When you see me; you’ll hit the floor
I am... – by Richard Groff | 11 Views added 2 years ago
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He saw my tears and rescued me
God listened closely to my plea
He knew that I was in distress
And so, he opened up my chest
We’ll need a little surgery here
To slow the beat and calm the fear
But I won’t worry, I know the surgeon
As cutting... – by Richard Groff | 11 Views added 2 years ago
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Don’t need to lay down and stay down
I need to stay up and pray up
I feel so free now. Why should I sleep?
I remember that I have a promise to keep
I promised to love her for better or worse
This time is the worst, the better was first
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Don’t tell me how,
You spend your money,
I don’t really care.
Just show me how,
You spend your time,
And that you’ve learned to share.
The time is short.
The time is near.
The time has come.
The time is here.
If you’ll make time,
To... – by Richard Groff | 11 Views added 2 years ago
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If you don’t want to be bothered,
You need not say a word.
Just stay at a safe distance,
And you will not be disturbed.
But if you want relationship,
You’ll have to open up.
Just give until it hurts this time,
And that will be enough.
... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 2 years ago
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If the daily grind is getting you,
And sometimes even makes you blue;
Then you should change the cup you drink,
And find one that will make you think.
The Word of God is right and true!
Enjoy it with your morning brew.
The joy that comes... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 2 years ago
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Another roller coaster tunnel at the start of every ride
And we all must pass through it to come out into the light
Now you’re at the bottom of the hill on your way up
And everyone who rides the roller coaster buckles up
When you are on the... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 2 years ago
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It hurts so much, there’s so much pain
That I think I might go insane
Why must it always be this way?
Until we get to judgment day
I know I’ll die, I hope its soon
Because I’m such a big buffoon
A clown without the make-up on
And everything... – by Richard Groff | 17 Views added 2 years ago
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Around and round we go again
It seems this ride will never end
But when they close the park at night
They power off; turn out the lights
The people leave; go to their homes
They clean the park with bots and drones
The park won’t open up... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 2 years ago
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The kingdom is within me,
But how quickly I forget;
When I go through many trials,
And I do things I regret.
The fire testing all my work,
And some just gets burned up;
Yet you have a plan for me,
So I will not give up.
A sandy beach is... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 2 years ago
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When my days are over
And this body is laid to rest,
I do not want lies spoken,
Just remember what is best.
If you want an epitaph,
Then just write on the stone:
That this man was a sinner,
But he did not die alone!
If a eulogy seems... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 2 years ago
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The wood I put into the fire,
Is quickly turned to ash!
It’s not something to be desired,
Although it gets rehashed.
The words of God will ever last!
Of this you can be sure!
You can’t improve upon them,
Even if you write the score.
Just... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 2 years ago
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When this nation is destroyed,
For all its grievous sins;
Then the righteous can enjoy,
The new life that begins.
For all the innocent children,
Who were killed before their birth.
For all the blood of righteous men,
That saturates the... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 2 years ago
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Does it always have to be so hard?
Does it always hurt to be getting right?
No! the pain only lasts for a little while.
Once upon a notion; evil plans were set in motion
And no one could perceive the dreaded outcome
What you want from... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 2 years ago
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The bomb has been dropped
The destruction begins
When the truth is assaulted
Then nobody wins
You can’t live with a liar
Who never has turned
You won’t find any peace
When you’re still getting burned
You have to get out
But you want to... – by Richard Groff | 19 Views added 2 years ago
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In two weeks, everything will change
Or maybe in two days
Sometimes the way of God seems strange
But we should learn his ways
So, let us love and let us care
Always be gentle and kind
Then others burdens we can share
And true peace we will... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 2 years ago
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A snapshot, only I, could see
Would be more than enough for me
Of God down playing in the sand
Or standing fifty feet from land
All smiles as He was filled with joy
The Lord was still a little boy
He did not know the sorrow yet
Behind the... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 2 years ago
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Lord, when You look upon us
You see our heart’s condition
And if we will not turn to You
You won’t grant our petition
Your rest is for the righteous
Who have turned to You in faith
The wicked turn their own way
And remain in their own place... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 2 years ago
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The landfills getting higher till
They almost touch the sky
Each started as a pit in which
No man would choose to die
Deep and wide and long they were
Once quarried for their stone
To build the roads and bridges
To our now excessive homes
... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 2 years ago
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The snow fell down and judgment came
And everything was white
The freezing cold and desolation
While we slept that night
Everything was going on
The way it always did
And all the gifts were hung up high
In stockings for the kids
Children... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 2 years ago
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We walk by faith and not by sight
And always try to do what’s right
Because the Lord is watching us
We don’t want him to feel disgust
We love to trust and trust to love
The weak we will not push and shove
We care for those who have no wealth... – by Richard Groff | 8 Views added 2 years ago
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I am not able to love you like Jesus
I can’t do the things that he does to please us
I might make you laugh at the drop of a hat
But I can’t keep you satisfied, only he can do that
I’m trying to give you all that I’ve got
But rejecting my... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 2 years ago
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You wrote a love letter to us Lord,
But You’re so much more than a letter!
God is Spirit and He is Truth,
To a lie I will not be fettered!
It’s not the man, who knows Your word,
Or has memorized its content,
But the man who’s heart is... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 2 years ago
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The world wants a positive message.
They can’t understand; they already have one!
They want to get an ego massage.
Everything is all right; I can just have fun.
They don’t want to hear the truth and accept it.
In the last days the masses will... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 2 years ago
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It doesn’t matter what I do
When both my eyes are fixed on you
I see your power and I’m afraid
But then your love drives fear away
I’m moving to a strange new place
My one desire your sweet embrace
Still watching as you draw me near
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The joy of your presence fills my heart
Whenever you draw near
Your presence comes; my fear subsides
Because you see me here
Between Kadesh and Bered
Lies a well out in the desert
I often go to drink from it
Because it brings me pleasure
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I am languishing Lord; I am feeling neglected
I’ve been cast down and shut up and utterly rejected
But I’m not gonna stay down or lie in the dust
I’m gonna get back up and do what I must
Be loving and kind and most of all gracious
In a land... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 2 years ago
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The righteous come and the righteous go
But they don’t flitter to and fro
They go where the LORD commands
And they know what the Lord demands
God holds them in his loving arms
He’s guarding them; they won’t be harmed
They only seek to do his... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 2 years ago
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Living in the past
Without His presence in your life
Will only cause you worry
Bitter anxiousness and strife
You cry out: Where is God?
As you continue your own planning
But Satan robbed you of the truth
And where’s your understanding?
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The LORD is robed, but I am not,
I naked stand before Him
In spite of this I feel no shame
Because I just adore Him
He sees my heart and knows my mind
And yet He loves me still
And I have only one desire
His wishes to fulfill
If I had... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 2 years ago
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Whatever is lovely,
Whatever is pure,
Whatever is excellent,
Do I need more?
You’ve given me things
To meditate on!
Why do I have eyes
To see what is wrong?
This world’s full of evil;
I know this is true,
But can I have eyes
That just... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 2 years ago
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Though hills and mountains rule the land
The harvest is in the valleys
The rich and prosperous won’t come in
We find our friends in alleys
We find them beaten; broken down
Like worthless fruit left on the ground
But we can lift them up again... – by Richard Groff | 15 Views added 2 years ago
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And he shall stand in the glorious land,
with destruction in his hand
But a proverb a day drives the fool away
Don’t let him destroy your land
The fool here I say that can get in your way
Is a resident of your own mind
But a proverb a day... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 2 years ago
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Struck in the front and stabbed in the back
Pinned in the chair but there’s nothing I lack
To walk with the LORD and have not a care
I’ll stay where I am because he put me there
He always knows best; he shows us the way
He loves us and cares... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 2 years ago
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Settle down and stay around
You might be here awhile
Build a house and live in it
I’ll teach you how to smile
I have a little business yet
Good work for you to do
Teach others how to worship Me
The way that I taught you
Teach them how to... – by Richard Groff | 9 Views added 2 years ago
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You cannot say: I follow God
And kill the ones He loves
The retribution for your sins
Will come down from above
And on the judgment day we’ll see
Who’s right and who is wrong
God defends the poor and weak
He’ll make them rich and strong
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Look; I did not say: Go this way
But who am I to stop you
Perhaps the god you know and love
Has chosen now to swap you
Exchange you for the world
So he could have more power in it
To get control of what’s not his
And rule over your Senate
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Don’t beg; don’t plead, just love and bleed
Die for her if it is just
But don’t give in to greed or lust
You want her soul, not just her body
Although she really is a hotty
Dig down inside and grab her heart
A love that moves is like fine... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 2 years ago
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It’s good to have you talk to me, it’s good to hear your voice
You take away my fears and doubts and make my heart rejoice
O God you do all this for me, but I can offer nothing
I stand before your throne O LORD; I came here for your loving
I... – by Richard Groff | 33 Views added 2 years ago
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Ponder in your own hearts on your beds, and be silent
Do not envy wicked men and turn your hand to violence
When I worry and I doubt and all that sin assails me
Right then I need to get it out; your Righteousness won’t fail me
And though we... – by Richard Groff | 11 Views added 2 years ago
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I didn’t try the self-help books
I didn’t go to college
I wasn’t on a diet
And I might not have much knowledge
But hear I stand completely naked---
Before the Lord of all the earth
And I am not ashamed
There’s no more sin and no more curse
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The sweetest words I’ve ever heard
My loved one said I love You
As I look down from heaven
Let Me say I’m not above you
One day you shall be like Me
As we’re speaking face to face
And I will be delighted
With the warmth of your embrace
I... – by Richard Groff | 17 Views added 2 years ago
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Blessed is the man that learns from the Lord
He strengthens his spirit and stays in His Word
He takes up the cause of the poor and the needy
His feet are not swift and his ways are not greedy
He draws out the man who falls in a pit
Who... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 2 years ago
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Now I lay me down to sleep
But in the dust, I will not weep
I will not fill the box with tears
Because I am not really here
I checked my body at the door
When I stepped on to heaven’s floor
I left it with the eulogy
And all those men... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 2 years ago
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The seeds of good deeds did not set me free
But greatly reduced my burden
I like to go out and spread these seeds
Especially when my heart is hurting
Somehow blessing others brings me more joy
Than the ones receiving the blessing
To help... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 2 years ago
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The young men push the old aside
To rush to their destruction
To conquer towns and villages
And give them their instructions
They didn’t see the stop signs
As they rolled into the village
And so, they raped the women
And the houses all were... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 2 years ago
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A Blessed Day I won’t forget
LORD, power coming from you
You made the sale and paid the price
To strengthen those who hung You
You give me wisdom to fight against
The ways that this world offers
And to destroy the ones who hate
And all the... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 2 years ago
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A cool breeze blows across the sand
That’s there upon the beach
And if you know the Son of Man
Then you’re equipped to preach
Be careful what you say
And how you use the words you’re giving
So every soul that hears the Truth
May come and... – by Richard Groff | 12 Views added 2 years ago
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If I don’t wake to see O LORD
To see another day
Then thank you for Your faithfulness
That led me in Your ways
Your mercy overwhelms me
Your grace is even better
That I could find the key to life
Here written in Your letter
Your word is... – by Richard Groff | 8 Views added 2 years ago
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Evil comes from greedy hearts
that never learned to listen
All the words the LORD spoke to them
Most of them were missing
The LORD will test my character
Until the time has come
To make sure all my dreams come true
I’m not the only one
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Because serving you is much more fun
Than anything else I’ve ever done
You make me laugh and make me cry
You make sure that I’ll never die
I am loving forgiveness and living to love
I am loving my brothers like my Father does
I am loving... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 2 years ago
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It’s good to watch the corn grow
See the wheat and barley sprout
Unless you’re just in so much pain
That all you want is out
When you can’t enjoy the scenery
Because the road’s too rough
And you can’t wait to get back home
Because you’ve... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 2 years ago
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A gentle word at the perfect time
Reminds me I’m forgiven
It helps me stand the test of time
And lets me go on living
If I had no one to count on
I know I’d be forgotten
But Jesus opened heavens doors
And that was how I got in
Now Christ... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 2 years ago
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Thank you for your mercy
Thank you for your grace
Thank you for the day and place
I’ll finally see your face
Thank you for the things you’ve done
You’re doing and will do
Thank you LORD I feel so blessed
Just to spend time with you
Thank... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 2 years ago
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Lift me up Lord; take me home
Because I do not walk alone
You sent Your Spirit here to guide me
In Your presence You can hide me
I won’t go out into the night
You left me here to walk in light
It’s time to leave this breeding ground
Where... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 2 years ago
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Specific and explicit as the text would seem to be
Yet you don’t want to seem to take it very literally
Women are gracious and women are kind
As long as you do their will
But if you don’t, you better watch out
You’re the next one to be killed... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 2 years ago
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Thieves are jealous of each other’s loot
But the godly, well rooted, bear their own fruit
They do not desire the wealth of others
Instead they desire to love their brothers
Not only with words; but also, in deeds
They have all they wanted,... – by Richard Groff | 8 Views added 2 years ago
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When there’s no point to it, I just don’t do it
Accompanied without an attorney
Accompanied by no one seen
Accompanied but not on a journey
They must remain if they’re unclean
If I had this and that then I’d really be happy
But now that... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 2 years ago
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You’ll have to get in the turning lane
To move in the right direction
To put away all of your evil deeds
And all of your insurrection
You’ll have to go where the righteous go
And move like the faithful and just
To avoid getting trapped by... – by Richard Groff | 9 Views added 2 years ago
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Many leaves are on the ground
But there the righteous can’t be found
They got caught up and swept away
The trees cut down; the stumps remain
But the wicked won’t ever enjoy the land
God knows all their evil plans
The stumps will be... – by Richard Groff | 6 Views added 2 years ago
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This old softy once was young
And he was tough as nails
But then for all his many sins
He spent some time in jail
The incarceration helped him
Now he had some time to think
He had a little time to ponder
And he had no strong drink
He... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 2 years ago
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Keep on moving before you get stuck
The foolish believe, good or bad they have luck
Divine intervention is all that there is
When appointments are made, the appointments are His
God gives you a choice; if you love Him you win
If you tell... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 2 years ago
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Why so troubled O my soul
For what the Lord has planned?
Would He still have chosen you
If you were not His man?
Why should you be worried
When you’re in the right position?
Just be still and know He’s God
No matter your condition!
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Stick to the truth and tell her no lies
Continue to love her till the day you die
When all else fails and nothing works
When calamity waits and danger lurks
When destruction stands outside your door
Then just lay down you little whore
Enjoy... – by Richard Groff | 9 Views added 2 years ago
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Eternal joy and eternal bliss
An eternity with nothing that I’ll miss
No sorrow, pain or worry there
It’s so good Lord; it’s just not fair
I’m glad that life’s not fair at all
Now if it was I’d only ball
I’d cry my eyes out day and night
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I have no tears left in the well
And everyone can go to hell
I watched them walk up to the gate
They enter in with all their hate
I went to find my partner there
Because so many had long hair
She thought she camouflaged herself
But all she... – by Richard Groff | 11 Views added 2 years ago
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Twas five days before Christmas and all through the streets
There were only plows plowing but not a man’s feet
No one was walking the road white and clean
Though it seemed so much closer if you know what I mean
The stockings were thrown on a... – by Richard Groff | 16 Views added 2 years ago
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Look upon me and do as I do
Worthy, worthy, worthy, are you
I will be your first love and I’ll be the last
The days of your sinning and suffering have passed
You cannot contain me; my place is with you
I’ll guide and instruct you in all... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 2 years ago
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Just be quiet, just be still
And watch what I will do
There is no shame in trusting Me
I’ve always been for you
Your worries cannot make you rich
Or blessed or filled with joy
But I will give you all these things
You’ve always been My boy
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When you enter into hell
They’ll probably ring some kind of bell
Or blow a trumpet to announce your arrival
Because in hell you’ll have no rival
They’ll open the gates and let you in
Because they heard of all your sin
I’m sure that you’ll be... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 2 years ago
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The wisest of the wise a fool----
Compared with God’s great knowledge
And even if you think you’re cool
And do real well in college
You barely have a chance
Of even doing one thing good
No matter all you’re longing
And how much you wish you... – by Richard Groff | 10 Views added 2 years ago
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The last thing she said was nothing
The cold, callous heart of a fool
Bitterness and anger shut her mouth
She really was such a tool
A tool in the hand of a drunkard
Unreliable at the best
The head will fly right off the handle
If you press... – by Richard Groff | 27 Views added 2 years ago
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I’ll show you how to change without changing
It’s the physical that I’m rearranging
Yes it’s only a matter of seeing
When you know you exist as one being
Though the clouds may appear for a day
Yet the blues never get in your way
You’re... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 2 years ago
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It’s really hard to love a stone
And that’s what we’re becoming
I hate the way we bite each other
Where is all the loving?
I used to think we had a lot
But we never had any
And now that I can see; I’m blind
I think we should be pitied
How... – by Richard Groff | 14 Views added 2 years ago
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Blonde hair, green eyes deep as the sea
Behold the love I have for thee
My dove, my doe, my timid one
Come walk with me out in the sun
Across the hills and mountain tops
Through fertile fields among the crops
When harvest time has come at... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 2 years ago
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Please stop all of this bull crap
The sheep find pasture here
And they don’t want to eat your crap
Its always filled with fear
They listen and they here you
But they just don’t understand
The way you speak confuses them
And they just think oh... – by Richard Groff | 8 Views added 2 years ago
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The day is coming and quickly too
When God will bless both me and you
And then together we will stand
One flesh, One Spirit, as One man
The wealth of every nation now
Brought in; Before our God they bow
In full submission they must stay
So... – by Richard Groff | 9 Views added 2 years ago
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God fights my battles for me
He knows that I can’t fight them
Beholds the storms that come along
And with His Word He smites them
Considering His power as
The lightning falls around me
And coming out the other side
But never as He found me
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I can’t get up, at least I couldn’t
But it’s a brand-new day
Can’t stay in bed, at least I wouldn’t
Until you went away
You cover up your callousness
By acting sweet and nice
I know that I fell for it once
But it won’t happen twice
I wish... – by Richard Groff | 13 Views added 2 years ago
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What beautiful legs you have my dear
And a soft, white, supple tail
What man would not desire you?
For you they’d go to jail!
Your eyes are like deep waters
On the surface we see light
But when we get in deeper
It is black, as dark as night
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I can’t run away and there’s no place to hide
I’m trapped like a rat just along for the ride
I’m really afraid; I don’t know where it ends
And I really hope someday we can be friends
But I doubt that will happen although I will try
Sometimes... – by Richard Groff | 11 Views added 2 years ago
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Sometimes I need to hear from You
And nothing else on earth will do
Lord, make the world go away
So I will not be led astray
Destroy the works of poison tongues
And rip the air out of their lungs
Their lies uproot the weak and poor
And all... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 2 years ago
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Who is it Lord
That shines this light
That turns it on
And makes it bright
Twelve thirty one a time for fun
To leave the past behind
The next day is the first day
In the year to heal the blind
But now tonight the men on earth
Get drunk... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 2 years ago
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I can fight against the flesh
But not against the blood
Not against his Spirit in me
Rolling like a flood
Sexual attraction can be good until it’s not
Don’t go chasing foreign flesh
Enjoy what you have got
Your wife was given to you
And your... – by Richard Groff | 8 Views added 2 years ago
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Hard and calloused; cold and silent
That’s the way I see you
I hope that I won’t learn your ways
I sure don’t want to be you
But still there is a reason
Why I should be grateful to you
You turned me off to sex for good
I don’t even want to... – by Richard Groff | 8 Views added 2 years ago
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Falling fast then swept away,
The leaves blow from the trees,
Into the river of desire,
Which leads to their disease.
When sin is given birth to,
Hearts are deadened by the freeze,
Of cold and callous lovers,
That we only seek to please.
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Now the rain has stopped and
I can see that there’s no sea.
The rule of sin is finished;
It cannot reign over me.
Earth and sky just fled away;
No place could be found for them.
My transgression had destroyed his life,
But Jesus Christ... – by Richard Groff | 9 Views added 2 years ago
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On the first day God revealed His Son
On the fourth day then He sent Him
On the seventh day He’ll rule the earth
And no one will offend Him
How great the Father’s love for us
He shows us everything
And when we rule with Jesus Christ
The... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 2 years ago
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If it’s as near as I can tell
If they don’t turn they’re going to hell
With one foot in the grave already
They’re way off course and running steady
They’re swimming in the depths out there
Though called they won’t come up for air
If they... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 2 years ago
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Embrace the world and you’ll get squeezed
Go look for sex and you’ll get teased
Teased into believing lies
Don’t worry you’ll find other guys
And after that there’s other men
So, come on honey let’s begin
You’ll have to start sometime you... – by Richard Groff | 8 Views added 2 years ago
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To go for a walk early in the morning
In the cool of the day
Just before the sun stands on top of the mountain
To show itself strong and mighty
When the sun finally comes
The darkness flees away; it’s almost orgasmic
Then we walk in the light,... – by Richard Groff | 5 Views added 2 years ago
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Pray away, pray all day
Pray all day and night
It doesn’t matter what you say
If you won’t do it right
If you won’t listen to the LORD
Then he won’t hear your prayers
You should have stopped; obeyed the law
And given him your cares
You... – by Richard Groff | 8 Views added 2 years ago
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