Story Behind The Song
A response to a motivational speaker.
Song Description
If more people truly understood the Law of the Harvest, then we could reduce crime, poverty - and mental disorders greatly.
| Song Length |
4:35 |
Genre |
Folk - Religious, Country - Religious |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Diplomatic, Stressed |
Subject |
Life, Judgement |
| Similar Artists |
Bob Dylan, Marc Cohn |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
A PROPHET SPEAKS
What does it profit a man,
What does it profit a man,
If he gains the whole world
And loses his own soul?
The only thing he can control.
What does it profit a man?
What does it profit a man?
The law of the harvest is one
you should know;
You cannot reap if you do not sow.
A little sleep, a little folding of the hands;
Watch your seeds get swallowed
by the shifting sands.
What does it profit a man,
What does it profit a man,
If he gains the whole world
And loses his own soul?
The only thing he can control.
What does it profit a man?
What does it profit a man?
The law of the harvest never hits you
from below;
You always reap exactly what you sow.
You can't scatter seeds of hate
everywhere you go,
Then sit back and wait for love to grow.
What does it profit a man,
What does it profit a man,
If he gains the whole world
And loses his own soul?
The only thing he can control.
What does it profit a man?
What does it profit a man?
The law of the harvest is one you can't deny;
Plant a little seed and watch it multiply.
Plant a little greed - that's just the start,
Pretty soon the weeds will strangle
up your heart.
What does it profit a man,
What does it profit a man,
If he gains the whole world
And loses his own soul?
The only thing he can control.
What does it profit a man?
What does it profit a man?
The law of the harvest is one of delay;
You don't reap tomorrow what you sow today.
When it all comes back at a later date,
You'll have more than you can handle
upon your plate.
What does it profit a man,
What does it profit a man,
If he gains the whole world
And loses his own soul?
The only thing he can control.
What does it profit a man?
What does it profit a man?
I'll ask you one more time,
Then I won't ask again.
What does it profit a man?
Copyright © 2001 Lex Zaleta