
This BCA Alphabet comes from The Real Australian from 8 December
1930...
A’s for Australia, the land that we love; on her may blessings be
showered from above.
B’s for Bush Church Aid, with Sydney headquarters.Sending
good cheer to her brave sons and daughters.
C’s for Ceduna,
where hard working Nurses make sick people well.
Please open your purses.
D for our
Deaconesses never dismayed by fire or by flood when
called on for aid.
E’s for the’
Early Settlers,
the people who pay at once for our magazine with no careless delay
F is for Faith; from God’s Word ‘tis plain that
those who toil for Him will not toil in vain.
G stands for
Gippsland; steep roads there, we hear; but the van
Sister smiles and just changes her gear.
H are the Hostels, both giving their best –
Mungindi up north and Wilcannia out West.
I’s for our income,
and even in drought, Faith’s better than fearing and courage than doubt.
J is for Jumbuck, the queer name we give to the
sheep on whose products Australia does live.
K’s for our bird, Kookaburra old friend, who
greetings on birthdays to children does send.
L’s the
Lone Settler, who never can hear the Gospel unless
our good padres come near.
M is the
Moth Plane
flown by our brother; it’s doing fine work, so please give us another.
N’s for Nullabor, that wonderful plain, that
blossoms so quickly when God sends the rain.
O are Christ’s
orders
we all must obey: “Go, work in my vineyard, while yet ‘tis today.”
P stands for our paper: each quarter one sends “Real Australia” to tell of our work to our friends.
Q is for Queensland, just over the border; we’re
ready to start when given the order.
R’s for the
rallies
we hold every year. In Sydney and Melbourne to tell how we fare.
S is our
Sunday school
for wee folk outback; we post them their lessons
when teachers they lack.
T is for transport by road
or by air; by car, plane or foot our workers get there.
U is the
urgency
of our request – Pray for us, work for us, give of your best.
V is for
vision. Grant; Lord that we see the needs of the
lonely, and those without thee.
W’s for
Wilcannia, where glad mothers know, in our Hostel
their young folk to good Christians grow.
X stands for
X-rays, which make hidden things plain; our
hospitals need them again and again.
Y Is for
youth, who hears the clear call from out our vast
spaces – a challenge to all.
Z is for zeal. May we never grow
slack in caring for folks of Australia’s “Outback”.
If you can write a new BCA Alphabet we will publish it in the next BCA for Kids!
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