A Poem on Reading the Bible

Here's a poem that Dave Hunt often quoted

(taken from the Berean Call Facebook page):

Dave Hunt
1926 - 2013

 Yes, I thought I knew my Bible,
Reading piecemeal hit or miss.
Now a bit of Psalms and Proverbs,
... Now a verse in 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 my Bible through.

You who like to “play” at Bible,
Dip and dabble here and there,
Just before you kneel a-weary
And yawn through a hurried prayer.
You who treat the crown of writings
Like 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 bow in very wonder
When you read the Bible through.
And through and through…

(Author unknown)