The Death of Waddington Church

I now lie crushed and broken,

No one will see me more,

So many people stand and look,

The rich as well as the poor.

I know they all feel sorry

To see me rent and torn,

But some day I will rise again;

A new Church will be born.

My spirit will be in that Church,

Whenever it is made,

And God will bless the old and new,

Although I low be laid.

Some day the bells will ring out clear,

The clock the time will tell,

And peace will come to this sad world,

And whisper “All is well”.

Composed by Elsie M. Scarborough, Messingham, Scunthorpe

(Copyright, May 1941)