Wit and Humor of America, The Vol 02

<h2>COMIN' THU</h2> <h3>BY ANNE VIRGINIA CULBERTSON</h3> <div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">Yer's a sinner comin' thu,<br/></span> <span class="i0">Crowd roun', bre'ren, sisters, too,<br/></span> <span class="i0">Sing wid all yo' might an' main,<br/></span> <span class="i0">He'p de sinner out er pain,<br/></span> <span class="i4">He's comin', comin' thu.<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">He bin "seekin'" dis long time,<br/></span> <span class="i0">He'p him cas' de foe behime,<br/></span> <span class="i0">Clap yo' han's an' sing an' shout,<br/></span> <span class="i0">He'p him cas' de debil out,<br/></span> <span class="i4">Le's wrassel him right thu.<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">Tu'rr side de Gate er Sin,<br/></span> <span class="i0">Year him kickin' ter git in,<br/></span> <span class="i0">Putt up prayers wid might an' main,<br/></span> <span class="i0">Dat he doesn' kick in vain,<br/></span> <span class="i4">Y'all kin pray him thu.<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">Heart a-bus'in' fer de right,<br/></span> <span class="i0">Debil hol'in' to him tight,<br/></span> <span class="i0">Year him swish dat fork&eacute;d tail,<br/></span> <span class="i0">See de sinner-man turn pale,<br/></span> <span class="i4">Come on an' he'p him thu.<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">Sinner hangin' 'bove de pit,<br/></span> <span class="i0">By a hya'r strotch over hit,<br/></span> <span class="i0">Debil hol' one eend an' shake,<br/></span> <span class="i0">Y'all kin see de sinner quake,<br/></span> <span class="i4">Quick, he'p dis man come thu.</span><span class='pagenum'><SPAN name="Page_334" id="Page_334"></SPAN></span><br/></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">Seize de ropes, now, ev'y man,<br/></span> <span class="i0">He'p de gospel ship ter lan',<br/></span> <span class="i0">One long pull an' one gre't shout,<br/></span> <span class="i0">Hallelu! We got him out,<br/></span> <span class="i4">De sinner done come thu!<br/></span> <span class='pagenum'><SPAN name="Page_335" id="Page_335"></SPAN></span></div> </div> <hr style="width: 65%;" /> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />