Analysis of WISE MEN SPEAK
Barry Green Jr 1973 (Florida)
WISE MEN SPEAK
Wise men are crying out
The world frowns in doubt
We're fighting another bout
Voices too hoarse to shout
The enemy claims a rout
Fear of the Trumpet's Shout
Wise men quickly run
Cause the devil's got a gun
But the rebel isn't done
Fear hiding the lost one
Crying, are we having fun?
You know you need the Son
Wise men quickly fall
On knees to Heaven call
The fools say no thanks y'all
As the world starts to stall
Rage shakes the weary ball
Who answers Heaven's call?
Wise men have learned the Name
Life will not be the same
Let's crash the devil's game
As he tries to cast the blame
See again the healed lame
There's power in His Name!
Wise men silent in prayer
Hey, were getting there
There's the dead distant stare
Of a world that just doesn't care
Sins are too great to bear
Hear the Trumpet's in the Air!
Wise men still the Lord seek
He who gives strength to weak
Beyond the world dare peek
And can't be silent, speak
Come on and be a Jesus Freak
Jesus, the Name wise men speak
AMEN
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111 111101 01101 1100101 101111 0100101 11011 11101 1010101 1010101 110011 1011101 111101 11101 111101 01111 101111 110101 110101 111101 111101 110101 1111101 101011 110011 111001 10101 101101 10111101 111111 101001 111011 111111 010111 011101 11010101 1001111 01 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,008 |
Words | 206 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 7 |
Lines Amount | 38 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 112 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
About this poem
The simple believe anything, but the prudent give thought to their steps. The wise fear the Lord and shun evil, but a fool is hotheaded and yet feels secure. Proverbs 14:15-16
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