When Faith Meets Works

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



You tell me all about what you think
And I’ll tell you about who I know
I’ll tell you all about Jesus Christ
And the way He wants you to go

If you tell me all about His mother, Mary
And about all the saints that you pray to
I’ll tell you to look into the things that I say
And find out if they really are true

If you tell me you don’t have time for these things
I’ll ask you: What do you have time for?
If you tell me your religion is all that you need
We’ll both know you have nothing to work for!
Font size:
Collection  PDF     
 

Written on November 02, 2007

Submitted by dawg4jesus on January 13, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

33 sec read
7

Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA XBXB XCXC
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 512
Words 111
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

Discuss the poem When Faith Meets Works with the community...

0 Comments

    Translation

    Find a translation for this poem in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "When Faith Meets Works" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/148615/when-faith-meets-works>.

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    April 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    2
    days
    2
    hours
    10
    minutes

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Browse Poetry.com

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    Who wrote the poem "Dreams"?
    A Gerard Manley Hopkins
    B Langston Hughes
    C John Donne
    D Thomas Hardy