Poems

THE LESSON—SERMON

Through sterile wilderness their feet were ledIn that long trek into the promised land;Yet with sustaining manna they were fed,Though none could see it fall or understand,Except to know that it was heaven-sentIn answer to the cry of Israel,A solemn and enduring testamentThat always with God's children, all is well.

ASSURANCE

Only what God has doneShall be forever;The storm that hides the sunIs passing over.

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Changing your world

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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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DIVINE OUTLINE

So certain am I that God's law will meetEach great or small necessityThat I can always tranquilly awaitThe sure unfoldment of His plan for me.

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BLESSED YOUR EYES

"Blessed are your eyes, for they see," said the Master.

TO A CHURCH ORGANIST

The loveliness of music fills this room,Your offering of love and prayer sincere,And may its message be that those who seekShall find the healing Christ, forever here.

THY KINGDOM IS

I thank You, God, and know that all is well.

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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.

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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 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 Living the Lord's Prayer

'OUR FATHER ...'

The Lord's Prayer sparks the recognition that divine Love is always with us.

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THANKSGIVING OFFERING

Accept the harvest of our hearts,O God, who giveth good to all,Our ceaseless gratitude and trust,Our promptness to obey each callOf wisdom as we serve but Thee,Searching no other Mind than Thine.

DARIUS KEEPS HIS VIGIL

Pride was my sin,pride in the power of the signet ringthat made my mandates permanent,changeless forever, according to the law.
The phone rang, and a friend said, "Come before the Lord with singing.

PROTECTION

BY reversal, not rehearsal, Do the stings of sense yield place To divine illumination And to Soul-revealing grace.

THE KINGDOM WITHIN

God's law is written in our inward parts;in the deep places of the earth it rules.

PURIFICATION

Father , if Thy goodI do not see,Show me my iniquity.