I spied the steeple of a Church,
high upon a lofty perch.
From miles , upon an unkempt hill,
One could see the spire still.
Inside the peoples voices sang about,
Peace throughout the land without a doubt.
There were songs of love and fellowman;
In stepped a drunk with trembling hand.
Staggering up and through the door,
At last collapsing upon the Alder floor.
Up stepped one man with a loving heart,
With a tithe to give this drunk a start.
Years passed: a deed was long forgot;
A new Church to be built upon the spot.
A man stepped forward with a generous gift,
"I was down the Church gave me a lift!"
A Church now stands proud for all to see;
And the peoples messages comes to me.
As in one voice they sing---some even cried,
The words, "Let No man be denied!"
|