Poems

The Haven

SYDNEY KING RUSSELL

The quiet thought that once has truly knownThe touch of comradeship with things divineMay be no more by winds of error blownFrom shore to shore.

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Moral Courage*

ELIZABETH HAYWARD GARDNER

I, who am of the tribe of Levi, saw!Saw the swift anger on the face of himWho toiled for erring Israel.

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The Upward Way

E. MADGE CARLESS

Why wander in the valley's mist, with eyes upon the sod,When right ahead a path leads up unto the hill of God?

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Consecration

CLARA B. STRICKLAND

Father, help me now to knowThat as garden flowers growBrave and gay,I may in Thy love expand,Quick to lend a helping hand,So that some may understandThy good will.

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The Coming Day

CHARLES W. WRIGHT

Another day for joyous work is mine;Each hour comes rich in opportunityTo learn God's gracious will, and to inclineMy heart to follow Him more faithfully.

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Consecration

VENIE E. WATSON

Give me the open eye to seeThe work which Thou hast planned for me,The listening ear that I may hearThy loving voice forever near.

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Abiding

JOSEPHINE L. GROUSE

How sweet to place my hand in Thine,O Father, Friend, and Guide;And when false fears beset me,Within Thy love to hide.

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How often in the quiet night,When sleep has fled and shadows fall,Love's angels guard with strength and might,Revealing Truth as over all;And morning sunshine, clear and bright,Finds us rejoicing in the right.

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Patience

CHARLES LOUIS REINERT

Let me not murmur if the nightSeems long.

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The Way

ELENORA E. PIKE

A valley fair before me lies,Far overhead are azure skies,The morning light is flooding;The air the joyous bird-song fills,At which my heart with rapture thrills;The waysides all are budding.