Poems

A Child's Prayer

ARTHUR PERCY BUBB

Show me, dear Lord, my path in life to walk,The narrow way.

The Daily Lesson

ELLEN CHORLTON

Morning meal of food that feeds us,Life divine to give us light,Love to meet the thoughts unlovely,Truth to bid the lie take flight;

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Where Egypt's proud, heart-hardened king held sway,Refusing to accede to God's demand,It is recorded that thick darkness layFull three days' space, enveloping the land;On all the sons of Egypt blackness fell,But Israel, God's chosen, felt no night,Nor any plague—for as the Scriptures tell,Within their dwelling places there was light!

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Thank You

ADRIENNE HAIGH

How often have I said, "Thank You, Father"?

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Watch

ROBERT ELLIS KEY

Challenge each thought by day,Challenge each thought by night,Silence each thoughtWhich does not bringThe elements of light.

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The Star of Peace

NELLIE TOMPKINS

A bright and shining star is peace.

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As a Tree

NORA L. BROWN

As a tree sends rootsDeep and deeper into the earthStanding entrenchedWhile the stormwinds blast,So he who grows strongIn understanding faithStands firmIn the consciousness of Truth.

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There Is No Death

EDITH A. THORNTON

There is no death!In God's eternal sunshine we all dwell,For God is Life.

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Life

DOROTHY H. STEPHENS

They brought me news that he I loved had goneBeyond the world's pale rim of mortal life.

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As Comes the Dawn

J. SIMMONS DAVIS

As comes the dawnand black of night dispels,So in my heartthe light of Truth repelsDarkness of sinand pain, of all distressWhich mortal mindwould craftily express.