When Sorrow Consumes You
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
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,
Holding on to your grudges and never forgiving.
Your boss wasn’t right and your wife always wrong.
I wonder my son; how did you get along?
The fear of the LORD gives you wisdom and sense.
Because all those God loves; know how to repent.
The time has now come; you must let it all go.
But just hang on to Jesus; He’s the God you can know!
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Written on July 11, 2023
Submitted by dawg4jesus on July 11, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 591 |
Words | 128 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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