Poems

The Best Sermon

MARY ISOBEL HULME

Behold, when men do seeWhat Love hath wrought in thee,How on thy face doth shineA radiance divine,How thou dost fill thy placeWith courage and with grace,Thy health and peace restoredThrough Christ, beloved, adored,Then will they seek to knowThat which hath blessed thee so.

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Acknowledgment

NETTA EMELINE NEILD

These gifts which come so readily from friends across the seaNot only meet a human need—they tell us lovinglyOf selfless thoughts expressed in deeds.

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The Childlike Thought

MARY BAKER THOMPSON

The childlike thought receives Christ best.

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This Word

MYRTLE ELLA ROBERTSON

What is this Word we prayShall bless mankind, each day?

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When Love Comes In

MARY STONE WALLACE

When love comes in, resentment cannot stay,Discouragement, self-pity drop away;Thus falsity gives placeTo gratitude and grace.

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The Christian Science Practitioner

IRIS V. ZEA

In deep humility she took my handAnd led me toward the light that I might see,Then stood aside to let me view aloneThe risen Christ and immortality.

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Prayer and Praise

ESTELLA MAYER MAC BRIDE

What is prayer, and what is praise?

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We Do Not Grieve

HAZEL HARPER BRANDNER

We do not grieve when watching down the streetTo see a loved one turn and pass from sight,Because we trust that we again shall meetWhen work is done and lamps of home are bright.

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Love's Hospitality

KATHRINE H. WILLIAMS

Pride, vehement within me, strove and strained:This place will never dignify our station;I blush to have a caller, it complained,For I must face the old humiliation.

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Peniel

DAISY L. WHITTAKER

Ah, Jacob, well I know just how you feltGoing back again to meet your brother,Fearing in him revenge, or even subtlety,Fearing within the soreness of hurt pride.