Poems

A Prayer

THOMAS LOVATT WILLIAMS

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.

Poem

Free

EMILY PATTERSON SPEAR

The image of the Father is not fettered; His pure reflection is forever free.

Poem

No Separation

ANTOINETTE HOLBROOK

I am persuaded That never can we drift beyond the loving sight Of God our Father, watching very near.

Poem

"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.

Poem

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.

Poem

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.

Poem

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.

Poem

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?

Poem

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.

Poem

"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;