Poems

Whence Cometh Peace?

MINNY M. H. AYERS

Wars and the talk of wars!When shall these cease?

A Prayer

EMMA LOUISE GREENWOOD

Hold me in Thy presence, God,Till I may come to seeMyself as Thy reflection,Pure, joyous, free!Hold me in Thy presence, God.

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Assurance

MILES BUCKSTON WATTS

How blest to know that, as a lovely flowerSprings to fulfillment with each passing day,God's purpose is unfolding hour by hour,Embracing me within its gentle sway.

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Patmos

GRACE NIXON STECHER

The Isle of Patmos was a lonely isle,Sparse in its beauty, tree, and singing bird,Where only rocky silences were heard.

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Truth's Heritage

SYDNEY KING RUSSELL

Man is no victim of a lawless ageSubject to desolation and decay—His is indeed a finer heritageOf loveliness that shall not pass away.

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A mighty evil, world-wide in its scope,Fast lifts its hydra heads!The patient Nazarene, courageous, purposeful,Who spake as never man had spoken,Admonished us to have no fear,For he envisioned what would be our need.

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Where'er You Go

Doris Harrison White

Where'er you go,Love hath been there before you;Love's radiance gleams, your every step to guide:No fog or fear obscures Mind's open vision,Look up and seeLove at your side.