Accept the Call
Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)
The fire is burning in the furnace
But soon it will break out
Look! He is coming on the clouds!
I heard the angel shout
The hand is writing on the wall
There’s no more time my friend
The masses are about to fall
We’ve surely reached the end.
If I could send time in a letter
I would write you a little more
But now it’s almost over;
See you on that distant shore
And if I do not see you there
Perhaps you didn’t make it
So now I’m giving you a call
I hope that you will take it.
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Written on August 20, 2009
Submitted by dawg4jesus on November 16, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXA BCBC DEDE XFBF |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 491 |
Words | 108 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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