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Sun, 02 February 2003 01:25

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The Touch Of The Master's Hand,

Myra B. Welch

'Twas battered and scarred, and the auctioneer
thought it scarcely worth his while
To waste much time on the old violin,
But held it up with a smile.

What am I bidden, good folks!" he cried,
"Who'll start the bidding for me?
A dollar, a dollar, then, two! Only two?
Two dollars, and who'll make it three?

Three dollars, once; three dollars, twice;
Going for three.. ." But no,
From the room, far back, a grey-haired man
Came forward and picked up the bow;

Then, wiping the dust from the old violin,
And tightening the loose strings,
He played a melody pure and sweet
As a carolling angel sings.

The music ceased, and the auctioneer,
With a voice that was quiet and low,
Said: "What am I bid for the old violin?"
And he held it up with the bow.

"A thousand dollars, and who'll make it two?
Two thousand! And who'll make it three?
Three thousand, once; three thousand, twice;
And going and gone" said he.

The people cheered, but some of them cried,
"We do not quite understand
What changed its worth?" Swift came the reply:
"The touch of a master's hand."

And many a man with life out of tune,
And battered and scarred with sin,
Is auctioned cheap to the thoughtless crowd,
Much like the old violin.

A mess of potage a glass of wine;
A game -- and he travels on.
He is going once, and going twice,
He's going and almost gone.

But the Master comes and the foolish crowd
Never can quite understand
The worth of a soul and the change that's wrought
By the touch, of the Master's hand.

This was send to me by a friend , some time again and I was going through my website tonight .. Well I thought it would be good to post it here ..

Just like the old violin that was touch by the Master's hand maybe we need to be touch by the Master's hand to show us , we are all worth something . No matter what our opinions are ..

Rick ..

		The Touch Of The Master's Hand, By: rick on Sun, 02 February 2003 01:25
		Re: The Touch Of The Master's Hand, By: ashley on Sun, 02 February 2003 21:57
		Re: The Touch Of The Master's Hand, By: Plug on Mon, 03 February 2003 14:53
		hard. By: timmy on Mon, 03 February 2003 18:25
		Re: hard. By: Plug on Mon, 03 February 2003 21:00
		Still hard to say... By: toms on Mon, 03 February 2003 21:46
		It's ok. Let's try to look at the other end By: timmy on Mon, 03 February 2003 21:47
		Let me relate an example from my experience By: gil on Mon, 03 February 2003 23:27
		Re: hard. By: Plug on Tue, 04 February 2003 14:03
		Work bullies By: timmy on Tue, 04 February 2003 14:27
		Re: The Touch Of The Master's Hand, By: brian! on Mon, 03 February 2003 22:28
		Re: The Touch Of The Master's Hand, By: rick on Tue, 04 February 2003 00:29

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