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Appended herein is my comment to a thread authored in another forum where I am a Member. Upon reflection I thought the membership here might also enjoy it's heart-felt message of hope and renewal.
'Twas battered and scarred,
And the auctioneer thought it
hardly worth his while
To waste his time on the old violin,
but he held it up with a smile.
"What am I bid, good people", he cried,
"Who starts the bidding for me?"
"One dollar, one dollar, Do I hear two?"
"Two dollars, who makes it three?"
"Three dollars once, three dollars twice, going for three,"
But, No,
From the room far back a gray bearded man
Came forward and picked up the bow,
Then wiping the dust from the old violin
And tightening up the strings,
He played a melody, pure and sweet
As sweet as the angel sings.
The music ceased and the auctioneer
With a voice that was quiet and low,
Said "What now am I bid for this old violin?"
As he held it aloft with its' bow.
"One thousand, one thousand, Do I hear two?"
"Two thousand, Who makes it three?"
"Three thousand once, three thousand twice,
Going and gone", said he.
The audience cheered,
But some of them cried,
"We just don't understand."
"What changed its' worth?"
Swift came the reply.
"The Touch of the Masters Hand."
And many a man with life out of tune
All battered with bourbon and gin
Is auctioned cheap to a thoughtless crowd
Much like that old violin
A mess of pottage, a glass of wine,
A game and he travels on.
He is going once, he is going twice,
He is 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 is wrought
By the Touch of the Masters' Hand.
Myra Brooks Welch
The poem upon which this text is based was penned by Myra Brooks Welch in 1927 and initially published anonymously until her son some years later let the cat out of the bag.
For any of our Membership interested I have available a mp3 (4.5 Mb) of this poem as a spoken-word recording, set to music, which I re-mastered from an earlier version our own Henry [Futilis®] had made for me (some 10-years ago it would now be) from the original which I would gladly e-Mail [ [email]thegaydeceiver@hotmail.com ] to those requesting it.
It's from the Walter Brennan stereo vinyl LP recording entitled MAMA SANG A SONG, released by Liberty Records [LST7266/LRP3266] in 1963. Walter was not the first to record this title, Gene Autry having that distinction, nor would he be the last by a long shot, it being a perennial favourite amongst the gospel and inspirational set.
In addition, I have the 1987 18-minute short film (193 Mb) entitled "The Touch of the Master's Hand" directed by Tom Christensen for LDS Productions (UPC: 727985005294) which I have uploaded to an internet lock-box which will enable you to download the film for your home viewing pleasure.
Warren C. E. Austin
The Gay Deceiver
Toronto, Canada
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