Poems

Greater Works

SARA ELLEN POE

It was our Lord's last supperWith his disciples; and he talked with themOf things that were to be, which they should knowThereafter: of his departure from the worldStraightway, and of his purpose to prepareA place for them—a holy consciousnessWhere they should be with him for evermore.

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Confidence

ALICE L. SMITH

I knew that if I followed closeWherever God might lead,His love would always care for meAnd satisfy my need.

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Man's Heritage

ELIZABETH B. CATE

He whose right hand spanned the heavens,And the earth's foundations laid,Still in safety keeps His children,Holy, strong, and unafraid.

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This Is Peace

F. INA BURGESS

Lone, lofty peaks, remote and far;The solitude of sea-washed sands;The calm retreat of trees and streams;The call of far-flung foreign lands—

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A Prayer

MARY WILLIS SHELBURNE

Father, give me an understanding heartThat I may hear Thy tender voice today,And lovingly may walk the narrow way,Praising and giving thanks—this be my part.

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Love Does Not Cease

IDA LOUISE WADE

Love does not cease!The river's steady flow is not more sureThan is the fact that love lives evermore,Becoming ever dearer to our thought,As we accept this boundless gift of God.