A Bible Searching
Swift “steed of the desert,” thy name must be told (Gen. 24:64),
Whose hair clothed a preacher, both faithful and bold (Mark 1:6).
Bird — type of sinner, by nature unclean,
The friend of corruption, you know what I mean (Gen. 8:7).
Majestic and powerful, the strength of thy wing Like the way which the Lord His people did bring (Ex. 19:4).
A reptile so subtle so deadly its sting,
The horse and its rider to earth it can bring (Gen. 49:17).
Pure, gentle and harmless, thy blood must be spilt
Ere the sinner can have a remission of guilt (Lev. 14:22).
With head reared on high, and a beat of the wing,
The swiftest pursuers to scorn thou dost bring (Job 39:13-18).
So graceful thy form, so quick is thine ear,
Thou’rt off like the wind when danger is near (1 Chron. 12:8).
Now then, dear young readers, with Bible in hand,
Set down the initials, and then understand
That the name thus evolved remembered should be
In the days of thy youth, ere its precious years flee.
ML-09/14/1980