Old Pioneers
Categories: Church of Christ Bulletin ArticlesI take off my hat to the people today,
With their wonderful modern ideas,
But still raise my hat to the folk of the past,
Who are known as the old pioneers.
Twas they who were new, we but followed their trails,
I admit there’s more comfort this way,
But whether it’s progress or whether it’s not,
I am really not open to say.
The peace that they knew was surprisingly fair,
With contentment of mind they were blessed;
We see in our albums, bewhiskered old men,
And we laugh at the way they were dressed.
But joy that they had, were more rich in their worth,
Than the samples we know of today,
Their pleasures were simple, more lasting, perhaps,
And their hearts far more happy and gay.
I wonder at times if it’s service or self,
That’s the goal in this world we call new,
And take off my hat to the old pioneers,
To the brave, fast diminishing few.
—Hope Spencer
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