For Those Whose Work Is Invisible

D Em D Em D Em For those who paint the undersides of boats D Em D Makers of ornamental drains on roofs too high to be seen Em For cobblers who labour over inner soles D Em Seamstresses who stitch the wrong sides of linings A7 D For scholars whose research leads to no obvious discovery A7 D For dentists who polish each gold surface of the fillings of upper molars Em For sewer engineers and those who repair water mains D For electricians Em For artists who suppress what does injustice to their visions D For surgeons whose sutures are things of beauty C D For all those whose work is for your eye only C D Who labour for your entertainment or their own F D Who sleep in peace or do not sleep in peace F D F#m G D Em Not knowing that their effects are unknown_____ D Em D C Protect them from downheartedness and diseases of the eye D C D F Grant them perseverance, for the sake of love D Em A7 D Em D Em They are humble, invisible and heedless of reward