Poems (Dickinson)/A Service of Song
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For other versions of this work, see Some keep the Sabbath going to Church—.
VI.
A SERVICE OF SONG.
Some keep the Sabbath going to church;
I keep it staying at home,
With a bobolink for a chorister,
And an orchard for a dome.
Some keep the Sabbath in surplice;
I just wear my wings,
And instead of tolling the bell for church,
Our little sexton sings.
God preaches,—a noted clergyman,—
And the sermon in never long;
So instead of getting to heaven at last,
I'm going all along!