I
supposed I knew the Bible,
Reading piece-meal hit or miss;
Now a bit of John or Matthew,
Now a snatch of Genesis.
Certain chapters of
Isaiah,
Certain Psalms -- the twenty-third!
Twelfth of Romans, first of Proverbs.
Yes, I thought I knew the Word!
But I found that
thorough reading
Was a different thing to do,
And the way was unfamiliar
When I read the Bible through.
You who like to
play at Bible,
Dip and dabble, here and there
Just before you kneel aweary,
And yawn through a hurried prayer.
You who treat the
Crown of Writing,
As you treat no other book, -
Just a paragraph disjointed,
Just a crude, impatient look.
Try a worthier
procedure,
Try a broad and steady view;
You will kneel in very rapture
When you read the Bible through.
- Amos R. Wells
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