Poem March 12, 1938 Issue

Silent Prayer

S. ELLA SHELHAMER

O sacred silence, moments brief
In which to abrogate false fears!
Forsaking sin, forgetting grief,
We rise above the mist of years;
And in that momentary span
Behold anew God's perfect man.

Our heart's outpourings of desire
Love's healing benison to share,
The weary with new hope inspire
To cast on Him their weight of care,
Where in that silent, secret place
The sick find health, the sinner grace.

O sacred silence, God-ordained
The pure in heart to comfort, stay!
Keep Thou their purity unstained,
Thou Father-Mother God, the Way!
Brood o'er the path of hearts newborn,
Unto the resurrection morn!

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