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THE VOLUNTEER ORGANIST (1).
The preacher in the village Church one Sunday morning said:
"Our organist is ill to-day, will someone play instead?"
An anxious look crept o'er the face of every person there,
As eagerly they watched to see who'd fill the vacant chair.
A man then staggered down the aisle whose clothes were old and
torn,
How strange a drunkard seemed to me in Church on Sunday
morn;
But as he touched the organ keys, without a single word,
The melody that followed was the sweetest ever heard.
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THE VOLUNTEER ORGANIST (2).
The scene was one I'll ne'er forget
As long as I may live,
And just to see it o'er again
All earthly wealth I'd give;
The congregation all amazed,
The preacher-old and grey,
The organ, and the organist
Who volunteered to play.
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THE VOLUNTEER ORGANIST (3).
Each eye shed tears within that Church,
The strongest men grew pale:
The organist in melody
Had told his own life's taie;
The sermon of the preacher
Was no lesson to compare
With that of life's example
Who sat in the organ chair.
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THE VOLUNTEER ORGANIST (4).
And when the service ended,
Not a soul had left a seat,
Except the poor old organist,
Who started toward
the street:
Along the aisle and out the door
He slowly walked away;
The preacher rose and softly said:
"Good brethren, let us pray!"
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