A Scholar of the Bible
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SHE WAS A SCHOLAR OF THE BIBLE,
WITH A BIBLE IN HER HAND.
SHE DID AN AWFUL LOT OF PRAYING,
FOR HER FELLOW MAN.
SHE WAS A SCHOLAR OF THE BIBLE,
AND SHE KNEW THAT BIBLE WELL.
SHE DID HER BEST AND PRAYED EACH DAY,
TO KEEP ME OUT OF HELL.
THE NEIGHBORS CALLED HE RPREACHER GIRL,
TO ME SHE WAS GRANDMA.
THE MOST PEACEFUL LOOKING WOMAN,
THAT I EVER SAW.
HER SMILE WOULD LIGHT THE DARKEST NIGHT,
WHEN SHE WOULD TURN IT ON.
AND WHEN SHE STARTED PREACHING,
THE WEAK BECAME THE STRONG.
THE POWER OF THE HOLY GHOST
WAS WRITTEN ON HER FACE,
AND WHEN SHE STARTED PREACHING
THE DEVIL LEFT THE PLACE.
A LUMP IS GROWING IN MY THROAT,
AS I SAY THESE WORDS TO YOU.
BUT I SWEAR BY ALL THAT’S HOLY
EACH WORD I SAY IS TRUE.
I WISH THAT I COULD SAY THE WORDS,
MY GRANDMA SAID TO ME.
AS I STAND HERE AT HER FUNERAL,
AND GIVE THIS EULOGY………….
”SHE WAS A SCHOLAR OF THE BIBLE”
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Copyright © Cal Bambi The Word Artist | Year Posted 2019
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