THS NEW CHURCH ORGA

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 579, 5 February 1876, Page 2 (Supplement)

THS NEW CHURCH ORGA

They've cot a brand new organ, Sue, For ail their fuss and -e»r<-h ; They va done just as tbe> a*id the) d do, And fetchuU i' inio chun li. They're boui.d he cntur ►hall bi mm»; And on tne preacher's r ght ; i They've hooted up their ntiw machln*. In every b dy'i sight. . They'v* got a cboiUter and choir, Ag in' my voice and vote : For it was n*v*r m» desire, To praue the Lo d by note ! I've been a sister *ood an' true For nve-an'-thiriy > ear ; I've done what seemed my part to do. An* prayed my duty cUar ; I've sung tto hymns both slow and quick, Jusias the preacher rend. And twice, when Dtacon Tubbi was sick, I took ihe (oik an' led' And now, their bold, new-fangled wnys Is cimjn' all about; And I, i>ght in my Wtt*r daTB, Am fairly crowded out I To day th* preacher good old dear, With tear* all In hi* eye*, Be»d, 1 can read my title clear To mansions iv tb» tkies I al ay« liked that bl«s«ed hymn— And »'pos« I al »T» wUI • Itiomehow gratlflei my whim, In ro dold ortonviile; But when th»t ch«lr q t up to ling, I couldn't cutch a word ; Thoy »ung th« molt dog-gondest tftlrg Ab*dy tTtrkeardl Born* wordy ch»p» was otandln 1 near ; An' when I ite them urin, I bid farewell to every fe*r, And boldly wad«d in. I thought I'd chait their tnn« along, An' tried with all my mi|<ht : But thjUgh my voice ii good an strong, I conldn't iteer it right ; When therwat high «hen I wai low, An' also coDtrawnt , An' I too fait, or tu«y too ilow, To ' mansion! In the skiei ' An* after every verie yon know, They play a little tune : I dWn'i uoderitand, »no' §o I rtart,d in tooaoon I pitched it preity middliu high, 1 fetched * lusiy tone, ,-# But oh. a as ! I found *hat I *• Wai •login' there alone t . Thpy liiugned a little, t am told ; f Bat I tiad done my best ; And not a wave of t>oublo r 'lied Acron my peaceful brent And Siiter Brown I could but look— bke lits right front r»i me! Bhe never wa» no slpgia'-boofc, An' never went to be , But then she al'ay* tried to do The but the could. ih« laid ; Bhe undentood th« tim right through, An kep' ie with ber heart ; An' wb«n ihe tned thii mornin', oh, I had to laugh, or cough 1 It kep' her head a bobbin' so, It •'•n a most cam* off 1 An' Daacon Tabbi— he all broke d#wn, At on* might will «uppo<* ; He took on« look »t ister Brown, And meekly tcratched his no-e H» looked hti hytna bock ihrtagh and through And laid it on the imt, And then a pemive «gh h« drew, At.d looked competely beat An' when th-y Uk k at.oiher bout, Hedidntev«nrive; But drawad hit iei bandanner out, An' wiped his weapin* #ye» I've b*«n a siiter good -vn' true, Kor flvr-an 1 - htrtv ye»r ; I've don* what ■ emed my part to do, An' prayed mj duty cUar , Bnt Death will itnp my voice, I know, For he is on my track ; And som* day I to church will go, And never more come back ; And woen the folks setup to <i> q — Wh»ue r th»t time shall be— I do L.ot want no pat 'nt thing A-s*.uealin' ovnr me I