GLADSTONE

Composed by Micah

(C)The story (G)has been (C)told of many (G)years (C)ago
(F)About Sir (C)William (G)Gladstone and the (F)boy that he (G)came to (C)know
William Gladstone (G)was a (C)statesman of the English (G)govern(C)ment
And the (F)lad was (C)just a (G)newsboy (F)that by (G)chance he'd (C)met

Gladstone (G)came to (C)speak to all the great men (G)of the (C)land,
An (F)important (C)message (G)for them he was (F)holding (G)in his (C)hand,
But as he (G)came to (C)parliament he learned in (G)shocked surprise,
His (F)newsboy (C)friend was (G)injured and called for (F)him be(G)fore he (C)died

Chorus One:
Get me (F)in, Mr. (G)Gladstone, get me (C)in,
I really (F)want to go to (G)heaven, get me (C)in.
Sir I (F)know you know the (G)way and I may (C)only have to(F)day
Get me (Dm)in, Mr. (G)Gladstone, get me (C)in

The (C)speech he (G)was to (C)give that day could change his (G)country's fate
But to (F)help the (C)dying (G)newsboy the (F)speech would (G)have to (C)wait
"No, no", (G)cried his (C)secretary, "This you (G)cannot (C)do,
The (F)welfare (C)of this (G)country may (F)well de(G)pend on (C)you!"
Gladstone stopped and (C)looked to heaven, which way (G)should he (C)turn?
But (F)as he (C)stood de(G)ciding, he (F)heard a(G)gain these (C)words

[Repeat Chorus]

So off he (G)raced to (C)find the lad and knelt down (G)by his (C)side,
And they (F)softly (C)prayed to (G)Jesus to (F)save him (G)as he (C)died.
Now history (G)may for(C)get the choice that (G)Gladstone made that (C)day
But (F)God will (C)not for(G)get the newsboy's (F)soul he (G)stopped to (C)save

Chorus Two:
He got me (F)in, Mr. (G)Gladstone got me (C)in
He led me (F)to the gate of (G)Heaven, now I'm (C)in,
'Cause he (F)showed me how to (G)pray to Jesus (C)and be (F)saved
He got me (Dm)in, Mr. (G)Gladstone got me (C)in
He got me (F)in, Mr. (G)Gladstone got me (C)in

He got him (F)in, Mr. (G)Gladstone got him (C)in

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