Before it’s too Late

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



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 there had been chopped

They fell in little pieces
To the earth where they would stay
And now you see your climbing
Was what led you all astray

So, come back now and worship God
And leave the past behind
Its only in the Prince of Peace
Your pleasures you will find

Come and follow Jesus before its too late!
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Written on July 25, 2011

Submitted by dawg4jesus on August 03, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXX AXAX XBXB XCXC X
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 548
Words 110
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 1

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