A Need to Feed

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



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 in your arms is where I want to stay.
Let me feed your sheep as I follow your lead,
And if it’s Your will then yes let me bleed.

How wonderful you are, how beautiful your feet,
When I open the door, you say sit in my seat.
You stood up and said now you sit down,
You’re wearing my ring so I’ll give you a crown.


Now go spread the Word and bring to me the glory,
As I’m anointing your head and giving you authority.
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Written on August 02, 2005

Submitted by dawg4jesus on February 15, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AAXX BBAA CCDD EE
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 674
Words 157
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 2

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