Poems

Inseparability

LUCY BALIAN

Dear Father, wheresoe'er Thou artThere I must be,As sunbeam to the glowing sunAm I to Thee.

The Realm of Love

WILLIAM COLWELL BARTLETT

Man does not live unto himself alone,In consciousness divine he acts and moves,Nor hates, nor fears, but hears God's Word—and loves.

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To understand, each day, a little moreOf God's dear love,To feel His sacred presence ever near,All fear remove,To know I am His well-beloved child,And that in peace and safety I abideBeneath the shelter of His gracious wing,The while my footsteps He doth gently guideTo heights above;

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My Prayer

MARY F. KINGSTON

Help me, dear Lord, to speak the kindly word,And leave the harsh retort unsaid;Help me, when error argues loveless deeds,To do the loving thing instead.

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Such as I Have

MINNY M. H. AYERS

My pennies may not take thee far,O passing friend with piteous plea,But like to Peter long ago,Such as I have give I to thee.

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God is Love

ROSA D. STOCKER

Oh , sing! and praise! ye righteous captive,Oh, list to Love's sweet call!Your heavenly Father waits to bless you,For He is over all.

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Beauty and Goodness

MYRTLE ELLA ROBERTSON

Burgeoning trees and singing brook,Full, bounteous harvest, all proclaimHow great the goodness of our God,How great the glory of His name.

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Thy Armor

GLADYS CLARKE

Those who have heard the voice of Truth,And know the better way;Are well prepared, with armor on,To prove His truth each day.

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My Father Knoweth

MADGE ELDER

I know not what my needs may be,My needs apart from wayward wants.

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But Jesus Held His Peace

JOY BENNETT

That wondrous peace which Jesus heldAlways inviolateLifted him high above the stormsOf cruelty and hate—Forsaken by his followers,Abandoned to his fate.