Poems

The Garden of Thought

E. JEWEL ROBINSON

The Father hath given each child of His careA garden implanted with seedlings so fair;The buds and the blossoms are molded above,Their petals all perfumed with meekness and love;Oh, blest is our God-given garden!

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Consecration

EDITH MARGARET HOLMAN

Once when the daily round seemed dull and drear,This message came to me, divinely clear:Know, child of Mine, that all I askIs that thy daily taskShall with such loving care and tendernessBe wrought, that all who seeMay feel and recognize 't was done for Me.

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A Morning Prayer

LULU B. MC ALLISTER

Dear Father, as I face the mornAnd watch the rising sun,I pray for light to do Thy will;I pray my thoughts may injure none,But bless them, every one.

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Redemption

JOHN ASHCROFT

"Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell,"My heart's desire Thou wilt not scorn;For Thou, who doest all things well,Dost know my longing, newly born.

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The Standard

FREDERICK STARR CAMPBELL

When , like a flood, wrong thoughts would o'er me roll,Threat'ning to overwhelm, shall I, resigned,Bow 'neath their sway as to a master mind,Admit their right to cruelly oppress,Of health and happiness exacting toll,As ancient Hebrew bent to Egypt's yoke?

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Appeal

ERNEST PETERS

God, my creator, Life divine,Thou art all good, forever mine.

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My Need

PEARLE M. WARREN

I need to see the good that's all around me;I need to feel God's tender love and care;I need to know His angels still surround me;That Life and Love and Truth are ev'rywhere.