Poems

Watch, Work, Pray

EMILIE HERMINE LOVELL

Ask the gardener, he will tell youThat he reaps but what he sows;That the soil must be in order,Or the seed is dwarfed by foes;That the tares in good soil prosperAs the seed that aims to bless;That the good kind, he must nourish,Guard its growth with tenderness;True discernment is most needful—Sprouts bespeak the ripen'd fruit;That with prudence he must severBaneful waste from worthy root.

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To-day

MAY TRIPLETT BELLAIRS

I do not mean to pass this dayIn stupid sense of ease,To smile on evil, fawn on fear—Thus mortal mind to please.

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Roses of Memory

ANNIE S. PEEL

Love gave us memory,That roses fair might in December bloom,With fragrance rare.

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The Point of View

MAUDE CLARK HOUGH

A little song bird came my way,Once on a sunny summer day,And sang to me of love;But presently the song bird went,And I was filled with discontent,Nor saw blue skies above.

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All-presence

MARGARET BELLE KAUFFMAN

If I could think beyond the farthest starThat lights the depths below me and above,However swift my thought, however far,I could not reach the limits of His love.

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The Restoration

LUMAN A. FIELD

Dear Galilee, sweet trysting place,Blest memories of thee arise!There have I seen the Master's face;There heard his voice in glad surprise;

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Faith

MARIAN J. COBB

We Cannot always pierce the mistWhich seems to veil the Father's face;But when our hearts are heaviest,By faith, we can Love's image trace.

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"For God is All-in-all"*

ETHEL MARGARET SODEN

I cannot have sickness, for God is my health.

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The Awakening

JOSEPHINE ROBINSON

Now to hearts of men are stealingThoughts of Truth that are revealingFreedom as man's true estate;Good as pow'r and all-availing,Over evil's claims prevailing;Love and justice, meekness, mercy,Mightier far than greed and hate.

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God is Love and Truth and Life

MABEL A. SALT

I know that God is Love and Truth and Life, — Is All-in-all;I know a list'ning ear can always hear Love's tender call;And when earth's path seems dark to meTruth guides, if I but lift my eyes to see;And if I listen, watch and work and pray,And strive to walk with God from day to day,I cannot fall; no matter where I goLove is before me all the way, I know.