Pray It Well

Old Pat
(A spiritual)

I’m sitting pretty by my window, Lord.
My, that sun feels fine to me.
It’s been raining, it’s been raining hard.
Thank you, God, for variety.
Indeed we’re living in a wondrous world—
Thank you, Lord! Thank you, Lord!

Saw Miss Caterpillar creeping by,
Slow as syrup, plain as pie.
Now she’s shouting to me, “My, oh, my!
“Look, Miss Mary, I’m a butterfly.”
Indeed we’re living in a wondrous world—
Thank you, Lord! Thank you, Lord!

Old Pat came calling, brought his tattered heart
And a long, sad tale of woe to tell.
“Pray,” I told him, “that’s where you start.
“Pray it strong and pray it well.”
Indeed we’re living in a wondrous world—
Thank you, Lord! Thank you, Lord!




Next day, Pat, he came back again.
“How many minutes do I have to pray?”
“Can’t tell you where, can’t tell you when,
“But the Lord never turned an honest man away.”
Indeed we’re living in a wondrous world—
Thank you, Lord! Thank you, Lord!

“Pray for the kids who’ve got no shoes;
“Pray for the sick and the mournful, too.
“Pray for the folks who’ve got no food.
“That’ll keep you busy, I promise you.”
Indeed we’re living in a wondrous world—
Thank you, Lord! Thank you, Lord!

Where’d all these flowers come from, Lord?
From those itty-bitty seeds, you say,
And the power of your word
Given to them on Creation Day.
Indeed we’re living in a wondrous world—
Thank you, Lord! Thank you, Lord!

There’s Old Pat, smiling at the sky,
Grateful in his heart at last.
“Look, Miss Mary, my, oh, my,
“See the butterflies sailing past.”
Indeed we’re living in a wondrous world—
Thank you, Lord! Thank you, Lord!
Indeed we’re living in a wondrous world—
Thank you, Lord! Thank you, Lord!

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