Poems

December 26, 1925

"And the shepherds returned"

ANNE CLEVELAND CHENEY
Again the blessed Christmastide has passed;The world has looked in wonder toward the star,And visioned those blest shepherds from afar:The gold, the frankincense, and myrrh, amassedAnd brought by threeWho journeyed long and metTo kneel before the little feet,Of infant sweet,Destined to wend their way to Olivet,And then—to Calvary.
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December 19, 1925

The Star

THERESE K. BATTEN
Tell us, Wisemen, did you know,On that night long years gone by, What the star you followed meant,What that glow from out the sky?
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December 19, 1925

The Angels' Message

EDITH M. SHANK
Angels brought a wondrous messageYears ago to all the earth,Singing, Peace, good will, glad tidings,As they heralded the birthOf the gentle, Christlike Jesus,He who came that all might knowOf the Father's loving-kindnessTo His children here below.
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'OUR FATHER ...'

The Lord's Prayer sparks the recognition that divine Love is always with us.

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November 28, 1925

Life's Symphony

AMY DOROTHEA DAVISON
As you have waited for the symphony,Have you not murmured at the notes unblentOf 'cellos, woodwinds, horns, and violins,As each musician tunes his instrument?
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November 21, 1925

Thanksgiving

MARY O'LESON
What are the songs that grateful hearts are singing;What are the thoughts they joyfully express;What are the deeds that willing hands are doing?
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November 21, 1925

Thanksgiving Days

THOMAS C. HOLLINGSHEAD
With grateful hearts we gather, Lord,On these thanksgiving days,And for the blessings of the yearOur praise to Thee we raise.
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November 21, 1925

Christians, Arise!

KATHRYN BALL RUSH
Dear Father-Mother God, we know that Thou art Love,That Thou art here and everywhere—around, beneath, above.
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November 21, 1925

As Mountains Round About Jerusalem

MARY STONE WALLACE
Before I gained the sense of thankfulnessI never knew the riches that were mine;Not having learned the secret of content,My life, so dull, seemed hardly worth the while;The friends I had seemed only friends in name—I was a stranger to my very own.
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