Analysis of A Time Such as This
Barry Green Jr 1973 (Florida)
A TIME SUCH AS THIS
We hear of distant war, hatred rises
Bombs explode and war surprises
But we read His word, and it's clear
There's no surprise for God here
We are called to be His
For a time such as this
We hear of floods, and distant storms
They claim we're dying, the earth warms
We read of earthquakes in distant lands
We read, and reading understand
We are called to be His
For a time such as this
We see death, evil, right on our screens
We cry out, Asking God what this means
But the wise read, ponder, and truly hear
We look up, our redemption draws near
We are called to be His
For a time such as this
We smell the smoke of countless fires
Burning earth on the altar of desires
Yet we read that God will not be mocked
Though God told them, they are shocked
We are called to be His.
Fora time such as this
We were put in this time, and place
To show the World God's Grace
We read that God loves one and all
Yet know that there are many who fall
We are called to be His
For a time such as this
We watch the world, turn and spurn
The Love given, that they'll never earn
We read that many will denounce and defy
This loving God that calls you and I
We are called to be His
For a time such as this
AMEN
Scheme | a xbcdBA eexxBA ffdcBA gghhBa iijjBA kkllBAx |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01111 1111011010 10101010 11111011 1101111 111111 101111 11110101 11110011 11110101 1101001 111111 101111 1111011101 111101111 1011100101 1111001011 111111 101111 110111010 10110101010 111111111 1111111 111111 101111 10101101 110111 11111101 111111011 111111 101111 1101101 011011101 11110101001 110111101 111111 101111 01 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,214 |
Words | 257 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 7 |
Lines Amount | 38 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 134 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 36 |
About this poem
Though chaos reigns we are called for this time For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?” Esther 4:14
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