Poems

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"Open thou mine eyes"

CATHERINE B. ROBERTS

"Open thou mine eyes," O Lord,That I may wake and seeThat Life and Truth and Thy great loveAre not far off from me,But here, within my very grasp,If I but look to Thee.
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Revelation

EDGAR J. MOORE

For long I had been troubled—living inA world bewildered; not without a reason,Nor really with one, for things trivial hadUnnerved me.

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Changing your world

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series—and discover how your prayers can make a difference in the world.

From Church

The demand for church

I like to think of each church that grows up in a community as that community's answered prayer for the presence of the saving Christ—the message of God's love for humanity.

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Assurance

SYDNEY KING RUSSELL

Be not afraid to testifyThat He, the Lord of hosts, is nigh,The Saviour and DelivererOf every faithful worshiper—Who will not let the sparrow fall,Whose sheltering hand is over all.

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How Clear the Light!

MARY F. KINGSTON

How clear the lightWhen darksome mists have fled,And all about meLove's bright beam is shed!'Tis then I glimpseThe Father's face,And trustingly relyUpon His grace.
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Guidance

HARRIET L. DANIELS

Have you come to a "Red sea" place in your life,Where there's nothing that you can do,You can't turn aside, you can't go back,There's only one way—straight through?
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God Gives Us Bread

OMA OLNA MARTIN

"Give us this day our daily bread,"We pray to God on high,And God, whose hand is bountiful,Gives us a full supply.

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A spiritual approach to mental health

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on mental health—and find hope, even healing.

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Anthology of classic articles III

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles.

From Pregnancy and childbirth

For expectant mothers

The more fully we accept the spiritual nature of birth, the more effortlessly we can demonstrate that nothing has occurred from which one needs to recover.

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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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"His disciples went down unto the sea"

CAROLINE LAWRENCE DIER

Doubtless they spoke with wonderment and joyAs they went down the rugged pathTo take ship for Capernaum,For they had witnessed mighty works that day;Perhaps they questioned, as they went,Their Master's wish to stay alone upon the mountain;Already it was night, they must depart;
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Enoch

LESLIE C. BELL

God must have been very real to Enoch.
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I Shall Not Want

VINA S. ADAMS

Because I live at one with Thee,Thy great abundance shall I see,And in the fullness of Thy love,Partake the riches from above.
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Eternal Sanctuary

MADELEINE E. SCHOBL

From prayer upon the mount, our Lord returnedWith brighter views of holy Spirit's power.
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Infinite Good

MARIE TAGGART KEITH

Within the consciousness of LoveNo stinted portion do I findOf the unbroken affluenceProceeding from omniscient Mind.
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That Good Part

EDITH COONLEY HOWES

Too long have I, Martha, duty bent,Strained 'neath the load of every day's demandsOf mortal living; anxious, uninspiredBy daily round of tasks that always seemedLegitimate; by my own strength aloneSeeking to serve, to comfort, to supply.