Poems

The Sunshine of Truth

THOMAS LOVATT WILLIAMS

Since God is Light,There are, beside my way,No lurking shadowsTo becloud the day.

The Comforter

LAURA M. DOWNEY

O Science , thou of royal mien,How blest the hearts that on thee lean,Seeing the things so long unseenBy blinded mortal eyes!

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The Harvest Is Abundant

MARJORIE STALEY SANFORD

The harvest is abundantFor those who wisely sowThe seeds of loving-kindness,And guard them while they grow;Who weed out thoughts of error.

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A Gift to Ask of Thee

MADELYN G. COBHAM

Dear Father God, I have a plea;I have a gift to ask of Thee:A yearning, quiet, heart-deep prayer,To trust to Thine all-loving care.

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Rise!

MINNY M. H. AYERS

Rise above earth's mists to seeLife from higher, clearer views;Glimpses of eternityPaint the scene in radiant hues.

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Surety

MIRIAM D. BLACKBURN

When our dear Master healed,He did not say,"This will take time to yield,A week, a day.

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Sonship

EDNA J. PHILLIPS

The why of all my seeking has been found.

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Soaring

PRISCILLA W. OKIE

Forgot I seemed, with none to careWhat blackness and what grim despairBecame my lot.

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When one has felt the influence of Love,Emerging from his earthly, finite shell,To touch the hem of Truth's own robe, 'tis wellThat he should ponder deep those things aboveEarth's understanding, seek to find the sourceAnd fountain-head from which has come to himThat peace which passes understanding, dimTo mortal sense.