Sermons We See - Edgar A. Guest 1926

I'd rather see a sermon than hear one any day,

I'd rather one should walk with me than merely show the way,

The eyes a better pupil and more willing than the ear,

Fine counsel is confusing, but examples always clear;

And all the best preachers are men who live their creeds,

For to see good in action is what everybody needs. 

I can soon learn how to do it if you'll let me see it done,

I can watch your hands in action, but your tongue too fast may run. 

And the lectures you deliver may be very wise and true;

But I'd rather get my lesson by observing what you do. 

For I may misunderstand you and the high advice you give,

But there's no misunderstanding how you act and how you live. 

Edgar A. Guest 

1926