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How do I affect people? (or Transmissions)

There are many kinds of Christians
Up and down this land you know
And the Lord He gives discernment
Even though I older grow
And these old eyes very strangely
See what young eyes fail to see
So the various types of Christians
Will be described by me.

First, there’s brother Limelight
One in nearly every church
To the platform clings tenaciously
Like a parrot to its perch
Talk about double natures
Like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Well, take him off the platform
And into deep depression he will slide.

Second, there’s sister Gypsy
Forever flitting around
Pulling down the church she’s left
And praising the one she’s found
Her dear old Pastor, so full of faults
The new one, such a charmer
But the old church finds, with much relief
The atmosphere much calmer!

The third pain, Mr. BrainWaVe
Full of plans and schemes and say
The scourge of the general meeting
Who turns every Pastor grey
With his grand impressive manner
And his dreams of good intent
Then quickly from the work scene fades
Leaving others to implement

There’s also Mrs. Pray-them-in
With a system all her own
Using a kind of telephathy
An invisible spiritual 'phone
The one whom the unsaved man
Or woman has never seen
A stranger to the harvest field
Simply because she’s never been

Finally, Mr Clutch-it-tight
He’s a sorry kind of believer
Just mention tithe he begins to quake
And goes down with severe gold fever
Watch out if this man should ever get
On either council or committee
He’ll show the missionaries dear
Not a single ounce of pity

You sometimes get a lazybones
Not many just one or two
Fixed firmly in the armchair
As if on super glue
With a skin as thick as rhino hide
And a conscience that won’t even quiver
Even when he’s blue with cold
He’s too lazy to raise a shiver

But none of these descriptions
Would ever fit you my friend
Your attitude and character
Are of a very different blend
You’re not a bit itinerate
Neither brain waves or limelight
You’re a pillar in the Church of Christ
I know this to be quite right

You’re a friend I’m always glad to see
A person I never fear
Transmitting from yourself to me
True warmth and strength and cheer
You’re a person I try to emulate
The young ones should do the same
Filling the hearts of everyone
With joy and never pain

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