Poems

Humility

HAROLD G. MORRIS

Oh, may I hold the thought that is from Thee, For perfect Mind Thou art, The Mind of Christ shall then abide in me— Reflection is my part.

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God's Presence

HELEN KNAUS

Encompassed by a host of fearsThat pressed on every side,I glimpsed His nearness, and my tearsOf loneliness were dried.

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Awake

CONRAD EIERMANN

Awake, O heart entombed by care,And seek the truth awaiting whereDark images of mortal mindWould fain their false dominion bind.

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"Clothed upon"

MARTHA MAY SMITH

Clothed with immortality,Radiant and fair;Nourished well by Spirit;Children of His care;Housed in sweet security;Governed by the rodOf unerring Principle,Father-Mother God,

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Exhortation

ROBERT ELLIS KEY

Trust in the living God,The living good.

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Rock

DOROTHEA STURDIVANT FAGAN

Who builds on earthly hopes, builds all in vain,For every wrong desire brings troubled care,And fleeting joys reward again in pain;These are the dreams that lead to dark despair.

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The United States to Great Britain

by MARY BAKER EDDY

Hail , brother! fling thy banner     To the billows and the breeze;We proffer thee warm welcome     With our hand, though not our knees.

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Healing Prayer

EUNICE M. BRONSON

As simply as the child that seeks his mother's knee,For comfort, do I, trusting, turn to TheeFor solace in my time of stress.

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The Deep Sea Fishers

MADGE ELDER

They were hungry and cold and tiredAs they turned their boats to the shore,And all that their hearts desiredWas the haven of home once more.

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Lift up my thought this day, That I may see With eyes undimmed By any doubt or fear, Man's unity with Truth And Life and Love, His confidence complete Both now and here, In ever-present, Ever-active good That holds creation In most tender care.