Fl-1961 l-isqof Brażiljan Dom Geraldo Fernandez kien ġie Malta biex iħajjar seminaristi u saċerdoti jmorru miegħu biex jaħdmu fil-parroċċi tiegħu. Meta staqsewh kemm għandu bżonn għajnuna, qal, “Agħtuni miljun qassis, u nsibilhom xogħol minnufih!”
Dak iż-żmien, jien kont Form 5, u kull tant kont inkun mistieden is-seminarju ma’ ħafna minn sħabi biex nattendu laqgħat tal-vokazzjonijiet. Ir-rettur ta’ dak iż-żmien kien Mons. Victor Grech, u fil-laqgħa li għamlilna wara l-viżta tal-isqof Fernandez, qalilna x’kien qallu. Dan il-kliem tant ħalla mpressjoni fija li xi ftit tas-snin wara ktibt dis-song li r-refrain tagħha hu l-kliem preċis tal-isqof. Min jixtieq kopja tal-mużika hu ġentilment mitlub jibgħat email fuq: eatagliaferro@yahoo.co.uk
MILLION PRIESTS
Ref. Give me, give me a million priests,
And I’ll find abundant work for them at once. (X2)
- Asia with its poverty, what a sorry sight to see. Millions, thousands, hundred folks; little food and ragged cloaks.
Body’s empty, so’s the soul, hopeless life there is no goal.
That’s how it goes in the East, if they get no priests, get no priests, get no priests. Ref.
- Africa is big and wide. Christ’s sheep are without a guide. Problems, suff’ring everywhere; we just can’t say “I don’t care!” We’re more fortunate than they – we’ve had Christ for many a day. They’re adoring a beast, since they have no priests, have no priests, have no priests.. Ref.
- Chile, Ecuador, Brazil – in the South from shore to hill. Souls still hunger for the King. That’s why for more priests we sing. Who can fill our hearts but God. He’s our only guiding rod. Few have brought us this Feast, that’s why we need priests, we need priests, we need priests. Ref.
- Jesus for so many years has been thwarting Satan’s sneers. Yet so many never heard of this Hero and His Word. Something worthwhile you can do – follow Him and spread what’s True. The world is need of more priests. Let’s sing for more priests, for more priests, for more priests. Ref.
Edward Tagliaferro