30

No. 38. A Wail from Mortgaged Homes.

Tune — "While the Days are Going By."

1. There are sad sweet homes to cherish,
While our days are going by;
There are mortgaged homes that perish,
While our days are going by,
If a home we can redeem,
From the Sheriff's cry and scream
"Oh, the good we all may do!"
While our days are going by.

REF. — Oh, they sigh! oh, they sigh!
Oh, they sigh! oh, they sigh!
While to home they say good-by,
Hear their wail, "Sweet home, good-by!"

2. There are little children crying,
While sad days are going by,
There are starving mothers dying,
While sad days are going by.
Oh, the poor have only sighs!
Tears that fall from weeping eyes,
Help your starving brothers rise!
While sad days are going by.

REF. — Hear their cry! hear their cry!
Hear their cry! hear their cry!
While sad days are going by,
Oh, they sigh, "Sweet home, good-by!"

3. There's a time for holy frowning,
While for bread our children cry!
There's a time for sacred swearing,
While starv'd Fathers, Mothers die;
Oh, this awful curse and woe!
Greed and gain alone bestow;
Aching hearts! 'Tis so, 'tis so!
While for homes your children cry.

REF. — Hear their wail, hear their cry!
Hear their wail, hear their cry!
Oh, they cry, "Sweet home, good-by!"
While sad days are going by.

4. Oh, what vow is heaven asking,
While such days are going by?
There is work for your God's demanding,
While such days are going by.
If your soul you can unite,
In this God's great holy fight,
Then the world will see your light,
While your days are going by.

REF. — Do the right! all you might!
Do the right! all your might!
While your days are going by
Stop that wail! "Sweet home, good-by!"

O. C. Brown.