Poems

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THE PRAETORIAN GUARD

Pierrepont E. Twitchell

A soldier of the Emperor am I,A guard Praetorian.
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ASCENSION

William Aubert Luce

Who shall soar in upward flightFrom sense to Soul sublime?

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Shared reflections

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From Freedom from addiction

LOST AND FOUND

I saw that in order to find my life, I had to first lose it—that is, lose all sense of life as material.

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GOD'S ETERNITY

Hugh C. Kelly

Man is not born in time or space,Nor held in a restricted place.

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SINGLE-MINDED UNIVERSE

Benjamin Sturgis Pray

Observe some single-minded manAnd watch his purposes conformTo God-sent, prayer-unfolded plan.
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BEAUTY IN THE HIGHEST

Myrtle Ella Robertson

If beauty in the highest is our aim,our being's end,each thought we think—remember it, the sameis enemy or friend—will push us from or aid us towards the goal,each single thought.
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TURN TO GOD

Viola M. Chartraw

When hosts of error cloud my wayAnd hide God's blessing through the day,I turn to Him in earnest prayer,Rejoicing for His loving care.

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Anthology of classic articles III

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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From Place

"The secret place of the most High"

We learn in Christian Science that God is infinite Truth, Life, and Love and that He imparts to His creation only that which is completely beneficial.

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MAN'S DIVINE HERITAGE

Man's divine heritage as the son of God is not a promise, but is the present fact; it is one's true state of being.

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LOVE

Dorothy May Crawshaw

Love enfolds us,Ever holds usIn its warm and tender care;Guarding, guiding,Still providing,Proving God is everywhere.
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THOU SHALT PREVAIL

Rubie Forsyth

Threshing his wheat in frantic haste, young GideonStraightened his back and scanned the shimmering hills,To catch the glint of Midianitish spears,And saw an angel underneath an oak.
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PROMISE

Emily M. Stephens

Love speaks through the flower,the sunbeam and shower,through the dew-bathed grass andall the colorfulgrandeur of sea and sky.
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THE DAY OF SALVATION

Alexander A. Le M. Simpson

Time before and time behindContradict the now of Mind.
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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL

Ray Cox Flint

Let me enter this bright roomWith a joy not of my own,Let the words of teaching beFlowing, Lord, direct from Thee.
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BETHESDA

Marion Alice Bowers

O sick humanity, rise from your bed and walk!Why do you wait the moving of the waters?