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A HOON IN CHARGE.

(Tune: WINCHESTER OLD 299 TiS)

The church’s grapevine was abuzz.<<BR>>
A Tassie was in town!<<BR>>
And squatting in the manse, what’s more.<<BR>>
‘Twas time to track him down.

When he appeared, the people gasped - <<BR>>
A Pres-by-ter-ian!<<BR>>
All dour and grim and humorless,<<BR>>
A truly dismal man.

“So, Hoo are You?” the people asked,<<BR>>
“And what is it you do?<<BR>>
And his reply confused the flock:<<BR>>
“Hoon I am and I am You.”

“And I am here to shake you up<<BR>>
And help Neil at the helm<<BR>>
And bow in awe to Pastor Di<<BR>>
And disturb Joanne’s realm.”

In flowing robes and fancy stoles,<<BR>>
With mighty words unfurled,<<BR>>
He leads us up Mount Everest <<BR>>
And round the spinning world.

But that’s not all.  He urges us<<BR>>
To open Holy Writ<<BR>>
To see God’s Word in diff’rent light<<BR>>
And keep on it doing it.

And now, dear Hoon, the time has come<<BR>>
To let you go at large, <<BR>>
And one thing’s sure, it has been great<<BR>>
To have a Hoon in charge!<<BR>>

A song written by RossMackinnon for Hoon's farewell, 17 Sep 2023.