All hail to the Rev. George Gilfillan of Dundee, <br />He is the greatest preacher I did ever hear or see. <br />He is a man of genius bright, <br />And in him his congregation does delight, <br />Because they find him to be honest and plain, <br />Affable in temper, and seldom known to complain. <br />He preaches in a plain straightforward way, <br />The people flock to hear him night and day, <br />And hundreds from the doors are often turn'd away, <br />Because he is the greatest preacher of the present day. <br />He has written the life of Sir Waiter Scott, <br />And while he lives he will never be forgot, <br />Nor when he is dead, <br />Because by his admirers it will be often read; <br />And fill their minds with wonder and delight, <br />And wile away the tedious hours on a cold winter's night. <br />He has also written about the Bards of the Bible, <br />Which occupied nearly three years in which he was not idle, <br />Because when he sits down to write he does it with might and main, <br />And to get an interview with him it would be almost vain, <br />And in that he is always right, <br />For the Bible tells us whatever your hands findeth to do, <br />Do it with all your might. <br />Rev. George Gilfillan of Dundee, I must conclude my muse, <br />And to write in praise of thee my pen doss not refuse, <br />Nor does it give me pain to tell the world fearlessly, that when <br />You are dead they shall not look upon your like again.<br /><br />William Topaz McGonagall<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/an-address-to-the-rev-george-gilfillan/
