READER
DEAR
A. VENKATESWARA RAO
Reader dear, reader dear
Ar’nt thou reading about Saviour
Who hath an eye on you
and me
And all the things he
makes me see.
The sun, the moon, the
sky with many a star
The earth, the wind,
fire and water
The reed, the fish, the
birds and beasts
And man
at last are all his feats.
Trees
have their tongues and brooks their books
Stones their sermons and
things their looks
But neath
all is voice of God
Telling
a tale of his deeds good.
Open dear reader, open
The pages of the book of
nature
Read there the laws laid
down with care
And try to find godhead
within.
All reading without him
is waste
All chant
without his name is cant
An life without his help
is lost
And misbelief
is blatant rant.
Read well, Oh! dear reader, read
The lessons of Nature
with greed
And fail not to get
through the test
If you
want to get the reward
best.