Poems

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Go Forward

MAUDE DE VERSE NEWTON

Have done with all the yesterdaysWhen evil ruled the hour;The dawn is great with heaven's goodAnd Truth's almighty power.
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The Secret Place

LORENE H. TROUSDALE

My life is not a fleeting breath,Subject to accident or fate;Confined within false walls of sense,Where mortal terrors lie in wait.

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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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Call to Duty

OMA OLNA MARTIN

Work without respite,Child of the day,Life has no momentsTo squander away;Hearts are still hungry,Eyes are still blind,Feet are still tryingThe straight path to find.

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Cast Out the Beam

MAYME DAMLEM

THE mote that's in thy brother's eye, And looms so big to thee, Is but the shadow of the beam That dims thy power to see.
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As Thou Hast Made

AMY G. VIAU

FATHER, who made the earth and heaven, Who guards and guides creation, all, Lead me to recognize Thy realm, Wherein men neither fail nor fall.
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"When he had given thanks, he distributed"

JANIE FLEMING LAWRIE

How buoyant rises gratitudeFor cherished boon, long sought;For granting of a dear desire,Or blessing in our lot.

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Changing your world

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From Living the Lord's Prayer

'OUR FATHER ...'

The Lord's Prayer sparks the recognition that divine Love is always with us.

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From Safety

A safe refuge

Trust in God opens the door to a safe refuge, always available and always at hand.

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Protection

ANNA WENDT

He who guides the seagull's flightHigh above the waters blue,Shall He not, by day and night,Guard and guide and cherish you?
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Happy the Man

MYRTLE ELLA ROBERTSON

Happy the man the Eternal has made,Joy is his portion and all unafraid,Reflecting God's beauty and wisdom and might,Heir of all grace in the kingdom of light,He lives as God lives, unhampered and free,Forever at one with the Deity!
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The Winds of God

MARY BAKER THOMPSON

When winds of God blow in,They sweep out false belief;Their healing currents winA conquest over grief.
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Victory

DOROTHEA STURDIVANT FAGAN

Victory is loving moreIn the midst of hate;Patience, meekness, trust in God,Faith enough to wait.
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Day

MARION ALICE BOWERS

Awake , my heart, and sing;A new day dawns,A light arises in the deeps of thoughtAnd shows this dayBright with the promise of the infinite.
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Angels' Song

ALICE PERRIN BAKER

"God created man"—words of comfort, words of love,Words of angels' song!God who knows but good, God who is all good—"God created man," man inseparable from good.