Poems

Hour of Prayer

CAROLINE L. DIER

Into the secret placeOf Love's abiding,Humbly, with gratitude,My Lord, I fare;With joy in Thy service—Trusting, confiding,Thus may my life becomeUnceasing prayer.

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The Day's Work

NINA B. FARRINGTON

Gently the day breaks, and all earth is waking;Sunbeams are drinking the dew from the lea;Morning is here, and from out vibrant stillness,Love's work is calling—is beckoning me.

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"When the sun was setting"

GERTRUDE S. MC CALMONT

At Capernaum,On Galilee:

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Purity

DOROTHY M. KINGDON

Hidden in the earth's great heartLie little humble seeds;Yet they unfold,And, gently pushing upward to the light,Grow into lovely lilies,Clothed in the garb of purity.

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To the Christian Science Practitioner

ALMA B. WIGHTMAN

May Love divine thy close companion be,And guide thy footsteps all along life's way,And may Love give to thee that wondrous peaceThe world can neither give nor take away.

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Christian Science

MYRTLE ELLA ROBERTSON

There is a ring of beauty round the earth,The happy thoughts held for another's good.

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To Know

F. INA BURGESS

IT is a very easy thingTo know that Thou art nigh,When all the land lies smilingBeneath a tender sky.

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"The smile of God" *

MABEL A. BIRDNO

A ROSE —"the smile of God"!I bow my head in silent, reverent praise;Its beauty rareLeads on to visions pure, and thought ascendsIn swift-winged prayer.

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"And have not charity"

LENA M. HALL

IT is a simple thing to give a coat, To stand between a neighbor and the cold.

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Mother-Love

JOHN F. WADDINGTON

As when in human friendship one awakes Lovingly conscious of a loved one's need, And on swift wing with prompt compassion makes Impulsive answer in both word and deed;