Tonart: Eb major
Verse 1
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Pastors absent on vacation,
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Church is closed till his return.
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The old man went to meet him,
for the day was bright and fair,
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Though his limbs were very tottering,
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and it was hard to travel there.
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But he hungered for the gospel,
so he trudged the weary way,
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On the road so rough and dusty beneath
the summer sun's burning ray.
By and by he reached the building
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to his soul a holy place.
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And then he paused and wiped the sweat
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from his thin and wrinkled face.
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But he looked around bewildered
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for the old bell didn't toll
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And the doors were shut and bolted,
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and he didn't see a soul.
But he saw a little notice tacked
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So he limped along to read it,
and he read it o 'er and o 'er.
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Then he wiped his dusty glasses,
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and he read it o 'er again,
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till his legs begin to tremble
and his eyes begin to pain.
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As the old man read the notice,
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how it made his spirit burn,
pastor on vacation,
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church closed till his return.
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And the old man said,
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would the farmer leave his cattle
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Bm
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Or the shepherd leave his sheep?
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Why, who would give them care and shelter
Or provide them food to eat?
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So it strikes me very singular
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When a man with holy hands
Thinks he needs a vacation
Forsakes his tender lambs
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Do the markets close their doors
Just to take a little rest?
Why, would be the height of nonsense
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For their trade would be distressed
Did you know it ever happened
Satan taking a vacation,
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shuttin' up the doors of hell?
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Oh, tell me, that when I reach that
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city over on the other shore
Bm
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Would I find a little notice
tacked upon the golden door?
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Telling me, dreadful silence,
written words that cut and burn,
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Jesus absent on vacation,
His return.
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Pastors absent on vacation,
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Church is closed till his return.
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