The Touch of the Master's Hand

Well, it was battered and scared And the auctioneer felt it was hardly worth his while To waste much time on the old violin, but he held it up with a smile Well it sure ain't much, but it's all we got left, I guess we ought to sell it to Oh, now who'll start the bid on this old violin? Just one more and we'll be through And then he cried one give me one dollar Who'll make it two only two dollars who'll make it three Three dollars twice now that's a good price Now who's gonna bid for me? Raise up your hand now don't wait any longer, the auctions about to end Who's got four, just one dollar more to bid on this old violin? Well, the air was hot, and the people stood around as the sun was setting low From the back of the crowd, a gray haired man Came forward and picked up the bow He wiped the dust from the old violin, then he tightened up the strings (ooh) And then he played out a melody pure and sweet, sweeter than the angels sing And then the music stopped and the auctioneer With a voice that was quiet and low he said, "Now what am I bid For this old violin and he held it up with a bow" And then he cried out one, give me one thousand Who'll make it two, only two thousand, who'll make it three Three thousand twice you know that's a good price Common, who's gonna to bid for me? And the people cried out what made the change, we don't understand Then the auctioneer stopped and he said with a smile "It was the touch of the master's hand" You know there's many a man with his life out of tune Battered and scared with sin and he's auctioned cheap To a thankless world much like that old violin Oh, but then the master comes And that old foolish crowd they never understand (never understand, oh) The worth of a soul and the change that is wrath Just by one touch of the master's hand And then he cried out one, give me one thousand Who'll make it two, only two thousand, who'll make it three? Three thousand twice you know that's a good price Common, who's gonna bid for me? And the people cried out what made the change we don't understand Then the auctioneer stopped and he said with a smile "It was the touch, that's all it was, it was the touch of the master's hand" "It was the touch of the master's hand, oh, it was the touch of the master's hand"