Listen, Lord—A Prayer
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Listen, Lord—A Prayer is a poetic sermon-prayer by James Weldon Johnson, included in his collection God’s Trombones, that powerfully evokes the style and spirit of traditional African American preaching.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Listen, Lord—A Prayer canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11712987 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Listen, Lord—A Prayer Context triple: [God’s Trombones, hasPart, Listen, Lord—A Prayer]
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A.
Hear Me Lord
"Hear Me Lord" is a spiritually themed song by George Harrison, featured on his acclaimed 1970 solo album "All Things Must Pass."
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B.
My Prayer
"My Prayer" is a 1956 doo-wop ballad by The Platters that became one of their signature hits, noted for its lush harmonies and romantic style.
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C.
Thank You Lord
"Thank You Lord" is a Christian worship song featured as a track on the gospel album *Faith*.
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D.
Holy Willie's Prayer
"Holy Willie's Prayer" is a satirical Scots-language poem by Robert Burns that mocks religious hypocrisy and self-righteous Calvinism through the dramatic monologue of a sanctimonious church elder.
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E.
A Prayer
"A Prayer" is a poem by James Joyce included in his 1927 collection *Pomes Penyeach*.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Listen, Lord—A Prayer Target entity description: Listen, Lord—A Prayer is a poetic sermon-prayer by James Weldon Johnson, included in his collection God’s Trombones, that powerfully evokes the style and spirit of traditional African American preaching.
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A.
Hear Me Lord
"Hear Me Lord" is a spiritually themed song by George Harrison, featured on his acclaimed 1970 solo album "All Things Must Pass."
-
B.
My Prayer
"My Prayer" is a 1956 doo-wop ballad by The Platters that became one of their signature hits, noted for its lush harmonies and romantic style.
-
C.
Thank You Lord
"Thank You Lord" is a Christian worship song featured as a track on the gospel album *Faith*.
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D.
Holy Willie's Prayer
"Holy Willie's Prayer" is a satirical Scots-language poem by Robert Burns that mocks religious hypocrisy and self-righteous Calvinism through the dramatic monologue of a sanctimonious church elder.
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E.
A Prayer
"A Prayer" is a poem by James Joyce included in his 1927 collection *Pomes Penyeach*.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
poem
ⓘ
prayer ⓘ sermon-poem ⓘ |
| addressedTo | God ⓘ |
| author | James Weldon Johnson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creatorOccupation |
civil rights activist
ⓘ
educator ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| depicts | African American religious experience ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1927 ⓘ |
| genre |
religious poetry
ⓘ
sermonic poetry ⓘ |
| hasCollectionPosition | opening prayer of God’s Trombones ⓘ |
| includedIn |
God’s Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse
ⓘ
linked to:
God’s Trombones
|
| intendedEffect |
evoke live preaching
ⓘ
inspire spiritual reflection ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | free verse ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Harlem Renaissance ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
example of written imitation of oral sermon
ⓘ
key work in African American religious poetry ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeVoice | Black preacher ⓘ |
| partOf | God’s Trombones ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Black church tradition
ⓘ
Protestant Christianity ⓘ |
| rhetoricalFeatures |
biblical allusion
ⓘ
call-and-response cadence ⓘ oratorical rhythm ⓘ repetition ⓘ |
| setting | imagined church service ⓘ |
| style | African American preaching style ⓘ |
| theme |
Christian faith
ⓘ
collective struggle of Black Americans ⓘ communal prayer ⓘ divine intercession ⓘ suffering and hope ⓘ |
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Subject: Listen, Lord—A Prayer Description of subject: Listen, Lord—A Prayer is a poetic sermon-prayer by James Weldon Johnson, included in his collection God’s Trombones, that powerfully evokes the style and spirit of traditional African American preaching.
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