Poems

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Faithfulness

EDITH L. PERKINS

O birds , so constant in the songs you raise,O stars, so steadfast, filling night with praise,I, too, would honor God in all my ways!
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God's Holy Name

MARY I. MESECHRE

"For the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

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A spiritual approach to mental health

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on mental health—and find hope, even healing.

From Free from Contagion

Bringing our prayers to the threat of contagion

Prayer can lift us out of the swirl of fear, and it can be a calming, healing influence in our communities as well.

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The Christian Science Sentinel

HAZEL HARPER HARRIS

You come to me like some dear comrade-friend,With love's assurance in each message penned,To feed my hungry heart with words of cheerThat comfort me and heal of doubt and fear.

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No Night

JOHN G. SUMNER

Fear not, thou weary one, fear not!There is no night with God.
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Serenity

HELEN L. SEELMAN

Serenity —that perfect peace of heartThat dwells wherever faith's loved face is known;That absence of all darkness; that bright partThat lingers where the light of God has shone!
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Galilee

ELLA A. STONE

Dear Sea of Galilee, beloved,Your waves are blue with heaven's light,And o'er you, now, as in the past,Keep guard the shining stars at night.

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These books healed me

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on how the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy heal.

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Get to know God: The “omnis”

Listen to gain deeper insight into the four “omnis”—omnipresence, omnipotence, omniscience, and omniaction.

From Overcoming grief

What death does not do

We go on gaining moment by moment in the understanding that God is the only real Life.

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From Freedom from addiction

LOST AND FOUND

I saw that in order to find my life, I had to first lose it—that is, lose all sense of life as material.

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Love Divine

JOSEPHINE M. FABRICANT

Thou Love that wilt not let us goHowever far we stray,Thou Love that shed'st Thy friendly lightAlong our darkest way,In vain we would from Thee depart,In vain alone would go,But Love that knows nor time nor spaceDoes all His children know.
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The Victory

MABEL CONE BUSHNELL

My Father comes and speaks to meTenderly, gently, pleadingly.
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Occupy

MYRTLE ELLA ROBERTSON

Have you e'er thought to write, God is my Life;To work with speech and deeds a noble line;To ply—thyself forgotten in the strife—Thy pen to praise and laudings superfine?
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Autumn Foliage

ARTHUR S. HOLLIS

Tints that no human brush can emulate,Shades that are blended by the miracleOf nature's artistry!The autumn beauties of emblazoned treesAre grand and noble evidence to allOf Mind's supreme control.
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Deity Expressed

IDA MAY ABBOTT

Thou art expressed!The majesty and might of towering mountain,The beauty of the stars, the shimmering moon,The fragrant flowers, the softly flowing fountain,Are symbols of Thy presence, night and noon.
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My Prayer

MAUDE DE VERSE NEWTON

In Thy vineyard, O my Father,Let me serve with happy heart,In Thy mighty work of heart,Let me have a humble part.