IT ISN'T THE CHURCH. IT'S YOU!

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume XXI, Issue 1, 1 July 1929, Page 1

IT ISN'T THE CHURCH. IT'S YOU!

(By 11. Jt. Newberry).

It isn't the preacher's flowery prayer Or the way the choir sings. Or the size of the coin your neighbour gives. Or the help your brother brings. It isn't the size of" your favourite Church. Or the cost of your favourite pew, Or the style of the clothes the members wear; For it isn't the Church, it's you. n n n It isn't the way the work is done, Or the way the moneys spent, Or whether the Gospel's all brought m, Or whether there's some that's sent. It isn't the kind of creed they love, Or peculiar things they do, Or whether the doctrine suits your taste; For it isn't the Church, it's you. n v n For a chain's as strong as the weakest link, And it breaks with a heavy load, But a Church that', s full of the links that pull Can level the roughest road. If you get m tune with the Master's will. With your heart and your labours, too, You will love your Church, though it has its faults, For it isn't the Church, it's you. — "The Christian Herald."