Poems

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LAMP IN THE NIGHT

Pearl Strachan Hurd

Deep the yearningOf the heart learning,Tired of grief.

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PRODIGAL

Zula Hall

Why do I sit beside the dusty roadWaiting for strength to lift againThis weary load of care?

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"TOUCH NOT THE UNCLEAN THING"

Elsie Lidgett Rich

I will not have a will to call my own;Thy will is mine, and mine is Thine alone.

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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.

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ASSURANCE

Alan W. Thwaites

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

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DIVINE OUTLINE

Edna Wise West

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

Myrtle A. Cash

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

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TO A CHURCH ORGANIST

Mabel Stuart Curry

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.

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THY KINGDOM IS

Noni Clack Bailey

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

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THANKSGIVING OFFERING

Louise S. Darcy

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.