A WELCOME TO JABEZ 
 
Reprinted from the Eastbourne Chronicle. 
 
GREAT organiser, come again, 
Thy country needs thee sadly ; 
In Scotland Yard they all complain 
They “ want ” thee, oh !  so badly. 
 
Thou canst not tell the signs and sobs 
That for thy presence yearn ; 
And the great heart of England throbs 
With joy at thy return. 
 
For many a year prolong thy stay 
By Portland’s shady harbour ; 
And all expenses we will pay— 
Especially the barber. 
 
A change of work is rest, they say, 
So honest toil shall rest thee ; 
No fears that thou must go away 
Need haunt thee and molest thee. 
 
 
 
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