Poems

Obeying and Giving

When first he saw made manifestThat by obedience man is blest,Yussuf Ben Orem also sawOne more requirement in God's law:Obedience lights the altar fires,Yet sacrifice the law requires.

Light

The morning breaks, athrill with life and light,The whole creation sings in rhythm right,While joy exultant cries, in upward flight,Love is supreme.

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Changing your world

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series—and discover how your prayers can make a difference in the world.

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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Uplifted Desire

Infinite and only One, existingIn eternal harmony,Grant us grace and strength in liftingFainting hearts and hands to Thee;Catching truer, clearer glimpsesOf Thy pure reality.

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"Be still, and know"

"Be still, and know" that angels guardWhile clouds of sense obstruct the way,And ever and anon rejoiceAnd work and watch till dawns the day.

Awakening

Sunrise and glowing sky,My heart at rest;Beauty and Love divine,—These are the best!

Hymn to Columbia

O Loved Columbia! If perchanceThy love for peace and right,Through the fell stress of circumstanceShall yield to war and night;Though on thy gracious face the smileShall for the moment cease,Yet may thy greatness in brief whileCompel enduring peace!

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Anthology of classic articles

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Where is God when bad things happen?

Have you ever asked yourself where God is when you’re faced with bad news? We invite you to listen to each episode and discover ideas that spark hope and inspiration.

From Pregnancy and childbirth

For expectant mothers

The more fully we accept the spiritual nature of birth, the more effortlessly we can demonstrate that nothing has occurred from which one needs to recover.

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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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"He is risen!"

Who shall roll us away the stone?

Love's Bounty

Love maketh all things new,—Oh, let my heart rejoice;Let me give thanks in word and songWith glad, uplifted voice.

"That they go forward"

Upon thy journey to the promised landOf everlasting harmony and joy,Do the pursuing mortal thoughts annoy,And dost thou falter at the Red Sea's strand?

"He that keepeth Israel"

I asked God just to let me watch one nightWith love o'er all the world in peaceful prayer.

Giving

So live that when the call doth comeTo help some one in need,Thou'lt answer with a joyous heart,With open hand and eager feet.

From Cross to Crown

Waymark of victory, triumph white,Pillared with beauty and domed with light.