Poem January 3, 1942 ISSUE

A Dedicatory Poem

THE DISCOVERER AND FOUNDER OF CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

By Mary Baker Eddy

And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.—Isaiah.

Thou All in All, of every age,
And rising, radiant sphere—
Help us to write a deathless page
Of truth—this waning year.

Help us to humbly seek and sow
And reap Thy wise behest—
Whate'er the boon, a joy, or woe—
Knowing Thou knowest best.

Aid the soul-sense to soar and sing
Above the tempest's glee;
Give us the eagle's fearless wing,
The dove's to mount to Thee.

All-Merciful, how faint, unfed,
Is every hungry heart;
Give us each day our daily bread,
In knowing what Thou art.

Pleasant View, Concord, N. H., August, 1898.

The above poem, written as a dedicatory message to the world on the appearance of the first number of the Christian Science Sentinel (then the Christian Science Weekly) on September 1, 1898, is reprinted by permission of the Trustees under the Will of Mary Baker Eddy.

Copyright, 1941, by The Christian Science Publishing Society, One, Norway Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Entered at Boston post office as second-class matter. Acceptance for mailing at a special rate of postage provided for in section 1103, Act of October 3, 1917, authorized on July 11, 1918. Published every Saturday.

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