Touch Of The Master's Hand
T'was 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 will start 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 gray-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 sweet as a caroling angel sings.
The music ceased and the auctioneer
With a voice that was quiet and low,
Said, "What am I bidden 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, 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 the master's hand."
And many a man with life out of tune,
And battered and scattered with sin,
Is auctioned off cheap
to the thoughtless crowd,
Much like the old violin.
A mess of pottage, a glass of wine;
A game -- and he travels on.
He's "going" once, and "going" twice,
He's "going" and "almost gone."
But the Master comes and the foolish crowd
Never quite understands the worth of a soul
and the change that is wrought
By the touch of the Master's hand.
Author: Myra Brooks Welch
http://home.thirdage.com/singles/liisa/violin.html
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[46] ~ And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.
[47] ~ And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.
[48] ~ And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.
( Luke 8:46-48 )(KJV) |
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