Poems

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"GIVE YE THEM TO EAT"

Mary E. Izzard Root

My store seems meager, but they have come farTo glimpse the Christ.

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RELEASE

Dorothy H. Stephens

"God requireth that which is past.

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THE NEW BIRTH

Jean McWhood

As thought begins to soar above the earth,And mortal weights release their fearful clutch,There dawns a deepening hope, a heartfelt touchOf Life and Love which signals the new birth.

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IN QUIET WAYS

Irene Cutlip Reuter

A mighty wind once rent the mountainsideAnd brake the rocks apart; an earthquake came;And then a fire; but these did not proclaimGod's presence in the world's chaotic tide.

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LOVE IS SUPREME

Edith M. Ericson

Who loves the Lord above all elseShall every moment findAll things the Father hath are his,Within the realm of Mind.

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"STRETCH FORTH THINE HAND"

Althea Brooks Hollenbeck

O timid , fearful one.

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When circumstances try to press me down,And situations seem a hopeless state,When many minds are clamoring for renownAnd straining to be greater than the great,When unimportant things seem paramountAnd trivial happenings indispensable.

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DAYBREAK

Margaret Osborn

Fear not, O Israel, I the Lord am with thee,Guarding and guiding, comforting My child,Safe in the tumult thy true selfhood hiding,Steering thy bark through waters that are wild.

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THE CALL

Edna L. Nelson

One by one the errors fall,Human voices fade away;Nearer, clearer, comes the call.

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DAILY BREAD

Thelma Brooks

Father , we thank Thee for our daily bread,For grace that gives compassion for the weakIn faith, that gives us gentleness to speakThe tender word that sets the captive freeFrom sin and hatred and infirmity—The potent word that makes unreal the wrongAnd fills the way with harmony and song.