Poems

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"LET THERE BE LIGHT"

Amy G. Viau

"Let there be light" is sunrise of today,Of yesterday, tomorrow, and each hour.

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THE NEW APPEARING

William T. D. Henwood

Of old, a song of angelsproclaimed a Saviour's birth,and Truth and Love incarnatesojourned with men on earth.

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SUBSTANCE

Elizabeth O'C. Ledbetter

The substance of the next year's springtime trees,The bloom of summer and the fruits of fall,Is not in blueprint, warehouse, or decrees;Love's bounty comes before we think to call.

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THE REAL

Duane Valentry

This is not man—Frail, and clothed with rags,Burdened with weight of sadness,Sickness, pain.

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SINCERE

Benjamin Sturgis Pray

When early Romans traded marble art,Deceitful dealers deftly glossed the cracksWith smooth wax-filling, but from honest martCame sculpture sine cera—"without wax";

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STANDSTILL

Fanny de Groot Hastings

A tree may grow in width and height,It may not leave its rooted stance;Its purpose is to be upright,To bless its given circumstance.

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WHAT IS THE SECRET PLACE?

Harold Rogers

What is the secret place,That he who dwells thereinIs shielded from all fear?

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A SONG FOR LITTLE CHILDREN

Edith Coonley Howes

Like a candle in the darkGod's love shines all around;I close my eyes and go to sleep,For He has promised He would keepHis children safe and sound.

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THE LOST

Harold Vinal

Who was the lamb that wandered wildIn woodlands, dubious and cold,Who left the meadows, green and mild,Who left the starry foldTo wander 'neath an alien sky?

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HOME

Ruth King

The sanctuary of home is with us now,The door unbarred, the windows open wide,As we reflect the consciousness of Love,And know no other dwelling place beside.