Wed., May 31, 2023

The Old church

the parish choir

“The Old Church,” Stephen Paulus (1949-2014)

The old church leans nearby a well worn road upon a hill that has no grass or tree.
The winds from off the prairie now unload the dust they bring around it fitfully.
The path that leads up to the open door is worn and grayed by many toiling feet
of us who listen to the Bible lore and once again the old time hymns repeat
And every sabbath morning we are still returning to the altar standing there; a hush, a prayer, a pause, and voices fill the Master's House with a triumphant air.
The old church leans awry and looks quite odd, but it is beautiful to us, and God.