Don’t Serve Money
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
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 food and for my clothes
A shelter for above my head
While all the world I loathed
I hated that it cost so much
To live upon the earth
Until one day I realized
To evil I gave birth
I let that child rule over me
I nursed it and fed it
Until it grew into a beast
I surely do regret it
Let the Word of God set you free!
Jesus will supply all that you need!
“He who has ears; let him hear
What the Spirit says to the churches”
I am not wrong in what I said
The Spirit speaks the truth
So, let him come and speak to you
While you are in your youth
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Written on July 10, 2012
Submitted by dawg4jesus on June 11, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABXB AXAX CXAA XDAD CAAA CA XX AEXE |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 791 |
Words | 182 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2, 2, 4 |
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