Pastor's absent on vacation
Pastor's absent on vacation

Pastor's absent on vacation easy guitar chords by Porter Wagoner

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    • Verse 1
    Pastors 
    absent 
    on 
    vaca
    tion, 

    Church 
    is 
    closed 
    till 
    his 
    return. 

    The 
    old 
    man 
    went to 
    meet him, 

    for 
    the day 
    was bright 
    and 
    fair, 

    Though 
    his 
    limbs 
    were 
    very 
    tottering, 

    and 
    it was hard 
    to 
    travel 
    there. 

    But 
    he 
    hungered 
    for 
    the gospel, 

    so 
    he trudged 
    the 
    weary way, 

    On 
    the road 
    so 
    rough 
    and dusty 
    beneath 

    the summer 
    sun's 
    burning 
    ray. 

    By 
    and 
    by he 
    reached 
    the building 

    to 
    his 
    soul 
    a 
    holy 
    place. 

    And 
    then he 
    paused 
    and 
    wiped 
    the 
    sweat 

    from 
    his thin 
    and 
    wrinkled 
    face. 

    But 
    he 
    looked around 
    be
    wildered 

    for 
    the old 
    bell 
    didn't 
    toll 

    And 
    the door
    s 
    were shut 
    and bolted, 

    and 
    he didn't 
    see a 
    soul. 

    But 
    he saw 
    a little 
    notice 
    tacked 

    upon 
    the 
    meetin' 
    door, 

    So 
    he limped 
    along 
    to 
    read it, 

    and 
    he read 
    it o 
    'er and 
    o 'er. 

    Then 
    he wiped 
    his 
    dusty 
    glasses, 

    and 
    he read 
    it o 
    'er again, 

    till 
    his 
    legs 
    begin 
    to tremble 

    and 
    his eyes 
    begin 
    to pain. 

    As 
    the old 
    man 
    read the 
    notice, 

    how 
    it made 
    his 
    spirit 
    burn, 

    pastor 
    on 
    vacation, 

    church closed 
    till 
    his return. 

    And 
    the 
    old man 
    said, 

    would 
    the farmer 
    leave 
    his cattle 

    Or 
    the shepherd 
    leave 
    his 
    sheep? 

    Why, 
    who would 
    give 
    them care 
    and 
    shelter 

    Or 
    provide 
    them food 
    to 
    eat? 

    So 
    it strikes 
    me 
    very 
    singular 

    When 
    a 
    man 
    with holy 
    hands 

    Thinks 
    he 
    needs a 
    vacation 

    Forsakes 
    his tender 
    lambs 

    Do 
    the 
    markets 
    close 
    their 
    doors 

    Just 
    to take 
    a little rest? 

    Why, 
    would be 
    the height 
    of 
    nonsense 

    For 
    their trade 
    would 
    be distressed 

    Did 
    you 
    know it 
    ever 
    happened 

    or hear 
    anybody 
    tell 

    Satan 
    taking 
    a 
    vacation, 

    shut
    tin' 
    up the doors 
    of 
    hell? 

    Oh, 
    tell 
    me, 
    that when 
    I reach 
    that 

    city 
    over 
    on the 
    other shore 

    Would 
    I 
    find 
    a little 
    notice 

    tacked 
    upon 
    the golden 
    door? 

    Telling 
    me, 
    dreadful 
    silence, 

    written 
    words 
    that 
    cut 
    and burn, 

    Jesus 
    absent 
    on 
    vacation, 

    Heaven closed 
    till 

    His 
    return. 

    Pastors 
    absent 
    on 
    vaca
    tion, 

    Church 
    is 
    closed 
    till 
    his 
    return. 


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