Analysis of THE STORY OF LIFE
Barry Green Jr 1973 (Florida)
THE STORY OF LIFE
There was a Stranger in a distant land
Said things so strange we didn't understand
Talked of a Kingdom where we'd all be free
And of a Glory, beyond all we'd ever be
He cured the sick, healed the lame
Someone new, well never be the same
Preaching life on Galilee's shore
Eternal words echo forever more
He opposed hypocrisy in all it's guise
Tore down the walls of religious lies
He confounded the wisdom of the wise
The Truth of His Word opened eyes
And some, oh they loved this Holy One!
Proclaimed that He was God's own Son!
But others said He was a fool's king!
That His words had a demonic ring!
Stories were told, about His Birth
"A miracle! God's come to earth!"
Born of a virgin in David's Town
Prophets told, Emmanuel is found
But the pharisees of the distant land
We're blind, deaf, and didn't understand
In this Jesus they saw just a threat
Their own dreams and prayers they forfeit
Among the chosen there was one
Who betrayed God's only Son
For thirty pieces of silver, as fortold
Price of a field — his Master sold
Away in the night, in anguish He pray
Our Savior begged off the coming day
But the time had come, plans not amiss
Judas shows us that a kiss is not a kiss
Led away as a Lamb to the slaughter
The Divine Fountain of Living Water
Through His city, captive God was led
To take the world's sin upon His head
Alone, forsaken, He faced His foes
A calm assurance Divinely shows
Beaten, mocked, and treated unjust
He is silent, in His God He trusts
Before Pilate, they cursed His name
Refused to judge Him when He came
To Herod He was then taken away
Who wanted a jester come to play.
Mocked by a Crown of Thorns
Pressed on His head, flesh is torn
There begins the Cleansing Flood
Of our Savior's Spilt Blood
Again before Pilate, he sought to release
As the crowd roars and threatens peace
To appease the crowd he whips the King
And Christ's skin tore at each whip's sting
Yet louder grew the crowd's shouts, "crucify!"
So Pilate sent Jesus to the Cross to die
Beaten beyond measure, but still our King
The moment of destiny, the sentence ring
Taken to the hill called Calvary
Was the King for all men to see
A procession left the city for His death
As all of Creation holds its breath
The ring of a hammer hitting the nail
Breaks from man, the sentence of Hell
In the spring air Our Lords nailed down
The Roman cruelty —the Cross's bound
His feet are torn, His blood flows out
Living Water from this spout
Salvation bought, for both you and I
Darkness covered the earth and sky
His cries echoed for the earth to hear
Through the ages, to this very year
But there's a cry that touches all who live
"Father, they know not what they do, please forgive!"
Soon after He bows His weary battered head
In that moment our Savior was truly dead
And they pierced His side with a sword
To ensure the death of our Lord
In a rich tomb our Messiah was laid
Beaten, forsaken, utterly betrayed
Over His tomb was rolled a stone
So that our Lord would be left alone
Guard was kept, night and day
So the Lord wasn't taken away
But on Sunday, an Angel appear
The guards fainted in utter fear
God Himself, threw the stone
Christ arose! Our sin stone!
Death was defeated, by this strife
A victorious tale, the story of Life
AMEN
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Poetic Form | Etheree (26%) |
Metre | 01011 1101000101 111111001 1101011111 010100111101 1101101 11110101 101111 0101100101 10101000111 110110101 1010010101 01111101 011111101 01111111 110111011 111100101 10010111 01001111 110100101 101010011 10110101 11101001 011011101 11101110 01010111 1011101 1101011011 11011101 0100101011 1010110101 101111101 10111011101 1011011010 0011011010 111010111 110110111 010101111 010100101 10101001 111001111 0111111 01111111 1101111001 110010111 110111 1111111 1010101 1101011 0101111101 10110101 101011101 01111111 110101110 1111010111 10011011101 01011000101 101011100 10111111 00101010111 111010111 0110101001 11101011 001110111 010100101 11111111 1010111 010111101 10100101 111010111 101011101 1101110111 10111111101 11011110101 011010101101 01111101 101011101 00111001011 1001010001 10111101 1110111101 111101 101101001 11111001 01100101 101101 1011011 11010111 00100101011 01 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 3,274 |
Words | 648 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 23 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5 |
Lines Amount | 90 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 111 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
About this poem
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3 16
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Written on April 19, 2024
Submitted by crucifiedinhim2 on April 19, 2024
Modified by crucifiedinhim2 on April 19, 2024
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