What Part Is Thine?: A Poem

WHAT PART IS THINE? (written for the era.)

My friend, what part is thine in life's great choir,- Alto or base, tenor or treble sweet? Whate'er thy part, watch well the score, and see No chord be missed, no note unfit be sung. Ofttimes thy duty is to watch and wait; Then, at appointed time, to raise thy voice And swell the growing anthem of God's praise, In melody and harmony divine.

Solos there are, duets and trios too; And sometimes every voice and piece is heard In volume that shall drown all meaner sounds, And rise to Heaven as one great wave of praise. Sing well thy part, in time and tune exact; And trouble not that others fail in theirs; Soon they shall join with thee, or silent be, For harmony doth conquer discord's din. Malta.