Poems

A Song of Praise

To Thee, great Author of the Book of Life,I tune my lays.

Obedience

Let me reflect Thy light from day to day;Let me but see the way that I should go;Let me so keep my heart at-one with TheeThat I may see what Thy dear will may be,And, seeing, do as Thou wouldst have me do.

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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 Place

"The secret place of the most High"

We learn in Christian Science that God is infinite Truth, Life, and Love and that He imparts to His creation only that which is completely beneficial.

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The Wayside

I thought I had a stony path;And wearied by my load,I sighed because the enemyHad strewn thorns in the road.

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The Only Wealth

Had I the world, its riches and its fame,Its love, the wisdom of its greatest sage,With all the honor the false senses claim,Ancestral glory down from age to age,

Truth, Love, Life

'T is brought to pass! I am made whole!God's mercy is no stinted dole!He spake, "Let there be light," for thee!My heart, what greater joy wouldst see?

The Elder Son

He came; and from afar I heardThe noise of dancing and the din of making merry,And with scorn and pride of heartI spurned the foolishness of those who welcomed him,—The hapless ne'er-do-well,—who came through urgeOf hunger and of thirst, back to his father's dwelling.

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Shared reflections

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Shared reflections

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles or download the audio.

From Faculties indestructible

MAN'S DIVINE HERITAGE

Man's divine heritage as the son of God is not a promise, but is the present fact; it is one's true state of being.

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From Conquering hate, enthroning peace

Love's triumph over hate

How can we love when others hate? Prayerful turning to God, divine Love, with the earnest desire to express His qualities under all circumstances will give us strength and ability to do right.

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Service

Give me to serve, dear Lord;Though humble be the task,If it but serveth Thee,'T is all I ask.
In the morning, radiant morning,When Truth's sunlight shines on me,Bright with splendor, warm and tender,Lord, I will rejoice in Thee.

Fealty

To Thee each knee shall bow, each tongue shall swear!So wrote the prophet in an age gone by;So know we now, to-day, though clanging strifeClaims power in the world through false belief!

Sunrise

I Saw , in early morning, when the dewWas dripping from the tender bloom of May,And moist-winged birds soft fluttered to the day,The stars grow dim and tremble from the blue,As shadows passed and twilight rosy grew.

A City Set upon an Hill

Fair city set upon an hill!Thy healing light cannot be hid!A beacon in a darkened world,Performing deeds the Master did.

Had I the Mind of Christ

Had I the Mind of Christ,How changed the world would be!No longer then would sin or fearWithin my heart strange phantoms rear;But I would feel Love's presence near,Had I the Mind of Christ.