Analysis of Filling up on Mammon




We are we foolish to think, that anyone of us can bring peace to the land.

The Lord has already done that, why can’t we understand?

Why have we turned, a blinded eye; why have we gone astray?

Why have we let the enemy, make pawns of us; why oh why, I say?

For the lust of the eye, the lust of the flesh, and the pride life; all is ill-gotten gain.

The more we have, the more we want; And we throw it down, the drain.

We waste our money on things we want, instead of the things we need.

Then we complain, when it’s all gone. Yes, yes, yes indeed.

Money can get you far, but it can’t get you into Heaven.

We need more, of the Word of Truth, instead of filling up on mammon.


Scheme A A B B C C D D X C
Poetic Form
Metre 111101111011111101 0110101111101 11110101111101 11110100111111111 101101011010011111101 011101110111101 11101011110110111 1101111111101 101111111110110 1111011101110111
Closest metre Iambic octameter
Characters 687
Words 157
Sentences 11
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Lines Amount 10
Letters per line (avg) 50
Words per line (avg) 14
Letters per stanza (avg) 50
Words per stanza (avg) 14

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For all that is in the world are the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life - 1 John 2:16

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Submitted by on January 18, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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