His beard was long and flowing
His eyes were deep and knowing
On commando in the Boer War
Ever at his General's side

When in the field at night he'd fear
There was an enemy presence near
Those that disbelieved him
Were captured or they died

Some say he was a prophet
And others a clairvoyant
And though some had no faith in him
His reputation grew

Some scorned his premonitions
Others hung on his predictions
Some signs were misinterpreted
And some of them came true

Did Siener van Rensburg
Speak common sense words?
Through his long flowing beard
And his penetrating eyes

Was there a hidden warning word to empires that forsake the Lord
The permissiveness and decadence could lead to their demise

He always read his bible
Preferred it to the rifle
And by that holy word
He would always stand

Its message always in his head
'Twas the only book he ever read
And psalms were the only songs
That he ever sang

Predicted General De La Rey
Would die in a mysterious way.
And into worldwide wars
Great lands would twice be hurled

And the rise of an ideology bringing poverty and misery
And a final gigantic war that might destroy the world.

Did Siener van Rensburg
Speak common sense words?
Through his long flowing beard
And his penetrating eyes

Was there a hidden warning word To empires that forsake the Lord
The permissiveness and decadence could lead to their demise

He spoke of nuclear accidents
And other natural incidents
An earthquake that might devastate
Some mighty eastern lands

And he said the land he lived in
Would one day be the world's most peaceful haven
Politics would turn around
And power would change hands

And diseases so bizarre
Would sweep through Africa
And of a famous princess dying
Who was full of love and care

And electrical inventions that would cripple mighty nations
And Western armies joining hands
To fight an eastern bear

Did Siener van Rensburg
Speak common sense words?
Through his long flowing beard
And his penetrating eyes

Was there a hidden warning word to empires that forsake the Lord
That permissiveness and decadence could lead to their demise