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Who Is A Good Scholar

Representative Text

1 He who always is in time,
In bad weather and sunshine,
He who's always clean and neat,
And in silence takes his seat.

Chorus:
That's the scholar who is good,
And would bring in if he could,
Ev'ry child from off the street,
In the Sabbath School to meet.

2 He's a scholar good and wise,
Who the sabbath school does prize.
And begins in youth to love,
He who came from heav'n above. [Chorus]

3 He's a scholar good and just
And whom ev'ry one can trust,
That obeys with joy each rule,
Of the holy Sabbath School. [Chorus]

4 He's the scholar best of all,
Who obeys the Saviour's call,
Spending life in acts of love,
Winning souls to heav'n above. [Chorus]

Source: The Evergreen: songs for the Sunday school, sanctuary and home circle #13

Author: Aaron W. Orwig

Orwig, Aaron W. (1838--1931). Son of Bishop William W. Orwig. Sister Sue Hoffman also a hymnwriter. Aaron Orwig was licensed to preach in 1871 in the Ohio Conference of the Evangelical Association. Publisher of a magazine, The Living Epistle (1869-?). Resided in California before his death. --Robert S. Wilson, DNAH Archives Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: He who always is in time
Title: Who Is A Good Scholar
Author: Aaron W. Orwig
Language: English
Refrain First Line: That's the scholar who is good
Copyright: Public Domain

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