When warmed by the sun and cooled by the breeze,
How pretty they grow, how sweet their perfume,
Whatever man’s taste they’re certain to please,
For God made them and the teacher is groom,
The mighty rivers that run thru the land,
Gathering power as onward they roll,
Are each and all at the teacher’s command,
For his skill can bring them under control.
Beasts in the forest roam savage and wild,
And woe to the man who crosses their path;
But the teacher makes them gentle and mild,
And by strength of mind can bridle their wrath.
The great elephant, ponderous and strong,
Tho dangerous in his natural state,
When trained by teachers to do nothing wrong,
Serves his master with fidelity great.
The beautiful horse in freedom how grand,
As proudly he trots o’er the prairie track,
Is trained to obey his teacher’s command,
And canters gayly with man on his back.
There lives not a man with love in his heart,
Who lacks the good sense to freely endorse
The teacher’s grand work, his wisdom and art,
Or fails to admire and love a good horse.
The much abused dog when savage and wild,
Is useless to man and game for his gun,
But when trained becomes docile as a child,
The faithfullest creature under the sun.
Innocent children are never quite pure,
And need good teaching to keep them from crime,
To fasten in their hearts their morals sure,
And assist them to lead a life sublime.
Human teachers are useful in their line,
And wisely, and nobly perform their part;
But the great teacher is the Teacher Divine,
From whose grand example man learned the art.