We all are getting older and break down
From time to time.
It’s hard to find the rhythm
In an awkward little rhyme.
We need to pay attention
In the music class we’re taking.
We cannot miss ingredients
When good things we are baking.
We... – by Richard Groff | 3 Views added 5 days ago
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As light drives out the darkest night.
There’s no one left for me to fight.
So, I’ll just play a tune instead.
From the LORD I have been fed.
“Jesus loves me”, it’s very sweet.
I come and bow down at his feet.
He lifts me up to heaven’s door... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 16 days ago
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Some are nights and some are days;
Trapped inside a sinful maze.
Trying to find our way out.
We can’t! We just sit down and pout.
We need someone to rescue us.
We need a Savior! Can’t you see?
He’s coming to us from the east;
To save us... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 26 days ago
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From one age to another
One thing remains the same;
The Truth will stand forever
And God’s Word will never change.
Thank you, Father, for your word.
Teach us from your word today we... – by Richard Groff | 7 Views added 1 month ago
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The judgment day is far away
At least that is what men think.
But we will walk by quiet streams
With time to take a drink.
And when we think of what we’ve done
Our hearts begin to sink.
Regret and sorrow mark our steps
Because our actions... – by Richard Groff | 4 Views added 1 month ago
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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 | 9 Views added 1 month 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 | 7 Views added 1 month 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 1 month 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 | 121 Views added 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months 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 3 months 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 3 months 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 3 months 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 3 months 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 3 months 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 3 months 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 6 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
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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 8 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 8 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 8 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 8 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 8 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 9 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 9 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 10 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 11 months ago
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