Author’s Note: While watching that classic of classics, A Man for All Seasons, I was inspired to write words in tribute to St. Thomas More and all the Catholic Recusants to match the film’s the powerful Tudor-era theme music that accompanies the intro credits. The following is the result of my work.
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Foolish men have prattling tongues
Yet the wisest use no words
Purest songs go unsung
Though the din, though the din
Is heard
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Foolish men seek out a name
Yet the wisest hold their own
Set aside without shame
Standing strong, standing strong
Alone
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What’s the price, what’s the price
Of God’s truth?
What’s the sum, what’s the sum
Of Man’s worth?
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Wild winds are blowing, strange seeds are growing here
Long time refusing harsh voices causing fear
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Foolish men cling to their lives
Yet the wisest lay them down
Truth’s the daughter of time
Not the court, not the court
Nor crown
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Foolish men will fade away
Yet the wisest never die
Seasons pass, yet they stay
Evermore, evermore
Alive