The Bible and the Television

[174 words] Oh, Lord, I like to read the Bible;Its teachings fill me with delight.But now I’m watching television;My favorite program’s on tonight! I read it for my own up-building;I need it to lead my steps aright.Tomorrow night I’ll read a chapter,But television’s good tonight! No other book is like the Bible,So free from sin’s corroding blight.I must take time to read more often,But television’s good tonight! Perhaps I’ll read it just a momentBetween a wrestling match or fight.I need more time for meditation,But television’s good tonight! Some nights I’m somewhat disappointed;The picture isn’t very bright;And then I read, just rest, or visit;But it’s coming in just fine tonight! That Bible slightly hurts my conscience,Upon the shelf there in my sight.It tells me I have been neglectful:I’ll try to read tomorrow night! Sometime I’ll really read the Bible:I’ll study, too, with all my might;Sometime, perhaps, when televisionIs not so good…