The Touch Of The Master's Hand - Jimmy Dean

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 its all we got left I guess we aught 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

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 theres 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

The worth of a soul and the change that is rought

Just by one touch of the Masters 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