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Old And New

Tune: Richmond

(\'City of God, how broad and far\')

Luke 5 v.36-39

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Not put new piece of a garment

On old, it will make rent

Tear from the old, and matches not

A disagreeable lot

 

Not put new win in wineskins old

It will not work, be told

For the new wine will wineskins burst

Outcome worse than the first

 

For old wineskins will ruined be

New wine will be spilled see

But put new wine in wineskins new

And both are preserved true

 

Yet no one having drunk old wine

Straightway says, \'It is fine

Give me the new\', but says rather

\'I find the old better\'