RAJ NANDY - JOHN THE BAPTIST

JOHN THE BAPTIST

Out of the wilderness there came a man,
With staring eyes and unkempt hair;
A leather belt around his waist,
And clothes made of camel’s hair.
He never begged for any money,
Lived in the desert on locust and wild honey!
His voice in the wilderness spoke of the Lord,
And preached the arrival of the Son of God!

‘Repent ye sinners’, he had cried, ‘wash away
all your sins’,
In the flowing waters of River Jordan,
He summoned all to be baptized by him!
When out of Galilee there came a Man,
Of gentle looks, both meek and tall;
And looked at him and said, ‘Baptize me John! ’
John at once realized, it was the Messiah before
his sight!
So he begged the Lord to baptize him instead,
But the word of the Lord must be obeyed!
And as John baptized the Lord, there descended
from the heavens above,
The Holy Spirit in the form of a dove;
And alighted on Christ’s head!
Then a voice from the heavens said, -
‘This is my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased! ’

Whenever we seek His divine blessing,
And in His name we drink our toast,
Remember we are thrice blessed always,
By the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost!

-Raj Nandy
New Delhi
25 Sep 07

RAJ NANDY

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