Sep 7, 2024
I lay down my arms
accepting His terms of peace,
silent before God
with nothing to boast I kneel,
my foe has become my king.
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D W Eldred
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I lay down my arms
accepting His terms of peace,
silent before God
with nothing to boast I kneel,
my foe has become my king.
.
D W Eldred
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