Poems

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WISEMEN

Aimee Bross Douglas

The Wisemen long agobrought gifts to Bethlehemof gold and frankincense and myrrhon Christmas Day.

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THEY HEAR THE SONG

Lena M. Hall

Church bells are ringing; what do they foretell?

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THE MANTLE OF LOVE

Mary Elizabeth Davis

Today the earth has been transformed,And every heart was warmedTo witness, in the morning light,Beauty that fell in dark of night.

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GOD WILLING

Fanny Montague Hunt

Deo volente too often has meantThat misery and grief from heaven are sent.

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THE FOURTH GOSPEL

Pierrepont E. Twitchell

He sits in quiet thought, and by his sideA young disciple listens till he speaks:"They do not tell enough.

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No dimness here, but rather Truth's clear lightIllumes the printed page with clarityThat drives away the darkness of the nightOf ignorance and fear and sets men freeTo master their own weaknesses and findNew joy, new courage, health, and peace of mind.

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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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THE LESSON—SERMON

Mary Boyd Wagner

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.