The Touch Of The Master'S Hand-Jan de Wet

[ti:The Touch Of The Master'S Hand] [ar:Jan de Wet] [al:Hoop vir elke dag…] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Touch Of The Master'S Hand - Jan de Wet [00:13.80]Well it was battered and scared [00:15.76]And the auctioneer felt it was hardly worth his while [00:19.76] [00:21.08]To waste much time on the old violin [00:24.52]But he held it up with a smile [00:27.24] [00:28.13]Well it sure ain't much but it's all we got left [00:31.56]I guess we aught to sell it to [00:35.45] [00:36.87]Now who'll start the bid on this old violin [00:40.36]Just one more and we'll be through [00:43.02]And then he cried one give me one dollar [00:45.95]Who'll make it two only two dollars [00:48.67]Who'll make it three [00:49.66] [00:51.15]Three dollars twice now that's a good price [00:54.59]Now who's gonna bid for me [00:57.20] [00:58.26]Raise up your hand now don't wait any longer [01:01.66]The auctions about to end [01:04.52] [01:05.17]Who's got four just one dollar more [01:08.63]To bid on this old violin [01:12.33] [01:17.27]Well the air was hot and the people stood around [01:21.00]As the sun was setting low [01:23.75] [01:24.48]From the back of the crowd a gray haired man [01:28.26]Came forward and picked up the bow [01:31.62]He wiped the dust from the old violin [01:35.08]Then he tightened up the strings [01:39.27] [01:40.03]Then he played out a melody pure [01:42.78]And sweet sweeter than the Angels sing [01:47.94] [01:49.06]And then the music [01:50.48]Stopped [01:51.09] [01:52.32]And the auctioneer [01:53.74] [01:54.41]With a voice that was quiet and low [01:58.41]He said what is my bid [02:00.65]For this old violin [02:02.58] [02:03.51]And he held it up with a bow [02:10.84] [02:11.46]Then he cried out one give me one thousand [02:14.45]Who'll make it two only two thousand who'll make it three [02:18.45] [02:19.63]Three thousand twice [02:21.47]And that's a good price [02:22.73] [02:23.25]But who's gonna bid for me [02:25.78] [02:26.88]And the people cried out what made the change [02:30.40]We don't understand [02:33.85]The auctioneer stopped [02:35.15] [02:35.67]And he said with a smile [02:36.96] [02:37.85]It was the touch [02:39.62] [02:41.30]Of the Master's hand [02:44.94] [02:49.06]Know you now many a man [02:51.19]With his life out of tune [02:53.19]His battered and scared with sin [02:56.00] [02:56.61]He's auctioned cheap [02:58.44]To a thankless world [03:00.21]Much like that old violin [03:04.70] [03:05.29]Then the Master comes [03:07.27]And that foolish crowd [03:09.06]They never understand [03:13.32] [03:14.54]The worth of a soul and the change that is rought [03:17.63]Just by the touch [03:19.66] [03:20.82]Of the Masters hand [03:25.41]Then he cried [03:26.22]One give me one thousand [03:28.04]Who'll make it two only two thousand [03:30.97]Who'll make it three [03:31.88] [03:33.28]Three thousand twice [03:35.01]And that's a good price [03:36.65]But who's gonna bid for me [03:39.43] [03:40.05]The people cried out what made the change [03:44.00]We don't understand [03:46.96] [03:47.46]The auctioneer stopped [03:49.22]And he said with a smile [03:50.37] [03:51.77]It was the touch [03:53.44] [03:54.42]Of the Master's hand [03:58.11] [03:59.38]It was the touch [04:01.33] [04:03.27]Of the Master's [04:05.08] [04:05.79]Hand