Poems

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Gratitude

LOUISE ELIZABETH LITZSINGER

For Truth that has dawned upon error's long night,O'erspanning the cloud with its rainbow of light;For Love ever present, dispelling the gloom,Transforming earth's drought into fresheness and bloom;The balm of the healing Christ ever at hand,Supply all-sufficient for daily demand;For hope growing brighter, calm trust that sustains;For strength in the conflict, sweet peace which remains;For loved ones now walking this same narrow way,Whose fellowship cheers in the heat of the day;—For all the sweet joys which my footsteps attend,I thank Thee, dear Father, redeemer and friend.
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Angel Reapers

ROBERT E. KEY

O Lord of harvest, when the seedIs swaying into ripened grain,Take from its side the stubborn weed,—The sin, disease, and pain;And on the happy harvest morn,When reapers greet the quiet day,Let glory gild the golden cornWith Love's celestial ray.

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Shared reflections

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From Church

The demand for church

I like to think of each church that grows up in a community as that community's answered prayer for the presence of the saving Christ—the message of God's love for humanity.

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The Statue

SAMUEL JOHNSTONE MACDONALD

As servants plowed his fields one day, Yussuf Ben Orem came that way, And stood and watched their sturdy toil As they upturned the fertile soil.

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Realities

ABBIE FOSDICK RANSOM

The way I cannot see,But this I know,My hand in Love's must be,Where'er I go.
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"But Love alway!"

AMY SMITH

I wandered in a garden sweet, Whose quaint old-fashioned flowersLet fall their petals at my feet In soft and scented showers!
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Divine Causation

MINNA MATHISON

Not from the soil doth spring the glowing rose, But from th' eternal source of beauty.

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A spiritual approach to mental health

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A spiritual approach to healthcare

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From Conquering hate, enthroning peace

Love's triumph over hate

How can we love when others hate? Prayerful turning to God, divine Love, with the earnest desire to express His qualities under all circumstances will give us strength and ability to do right.

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From Church

The demand for church

I like to think of each church that grows up in a community as that community's answered prayer for the presence of the saving Christ—the message of God's love for humanity.

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The First Commandment

CHARLES C. SANDELIN

One God there is, a God of peace,Whose watchful care doth never fail.
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A million torches, lighted by Thy hand,...

Derzhavin

A million torches, lighted by Thy hand,Wander unwearied through the blue abyss;They own Thy power, accomplish Thy command—All gay with life, all eloquent with bliss.
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Peace

GERTRUDE RING HOMANS

On a marvel night, through a wonder-light,Love led me around the world.
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Joy is Thine!

CHARLES C. SANDELIN

Oh, fearful one, couldst thou beholdThe life apart from fears and sighsThat Love unfolds to seeking eyes,Wouldst not with gladness leave the old?
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"None good but one"

CAROLINE A. BALY

Hadst thou the power, wouldst thou do aughtBut send thy children love,Fill to the brim the hung'ring heartsWith bounty from above,—If thou wert God?
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The Master

MARGARET MORRISON

What vision held those eyes so rapt and true,That he could walk upon our common earthAnd make it blossom in conception newOf man's divinity,—transcendent birth?