Poems

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Unto the Light

KATHRYN LANEY

Because Thou hast made the rays of Truth to shineInto my darkened thought,I shall arise with every battle fought,Unto the light—Into the freedom of Thy truth divine.
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Thy Wilderness Shall Joyful Be

BERTHA RIVERS-THOMPSON

Wide spaces of a distant land forlorn,Dim in the world's gray morn,Darkness without a star, without a light,Nor shade, nor shelter, in the scorching sunOf midday heat—and when the day is doneLoneliness, fear, and doubt come with the night!And yet, the seer of oldIn shining words foretold,The wilderness shall blossom as the rose,Joy in the solitary place shall be—Instead of thorns shall grow the myrtle tree—And shadow of a rock for your repose.

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Changing your world

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From Overcoming grief

What death does not do

We go on gaining moment by moment in the understanding that God is the only real Life.

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My Need

GERTRUDE ASPLEN

Dear God, my need is great:The battle long; the nightOf doubt and fear o'erwhelming;Thou, Father, givest light.

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Beatitude

MARY HOYT LOVELAND

Like summer rain that falls on parched ground,Like morning dew that freshens bud and flower,Is that refreshing peace the loved one foundWho sat at Jesus' feet to learn his power.
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In a Christian Science Reading Room

ALICE LAWRY GOULD

Above the city's hurry, strain, and stress,May all who seek find sanctuary here;Feel the Christ-presence in this atmosphere,Potent today to heal and save and bless.
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True Inheritance

MARGARET WINGFIELD

The Father speaks to thee:O son of Mine,Thou hast a glorious heritage—All that I have is thine!

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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From Freedom from addiction

LOST AND FOUND

I saw that in order to find my life, I had to first lose it—that is, lose all sense of life as material.

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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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Increase

EDITH COONLEY HOWES

May I in wisdom grow!Even as a little childLearns at his father's knee,So may I hear my Father's voiceAnd hearing, in His will rejoiceWith sweet humility.
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Used of Thee

MAYA PAINE

In my enthusiasm, Lord, to serveI blundered.
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I Cannot Fear

EDNA J. MC CULLOUGH

I cannot fear to walk with GodAlong life's way.
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Within Thy Gate

PAUL STARK SEELEY

More of Thee, my God, my Mind,Help me with Thy Christ to find.
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Indemnity

CLAIRE E. PARTLOW

Forgive Thou me my blind stupidityThat whilst I plead for bread I give but stone.
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"Loose him, and let him go"

W. ALLYN BUTTERFIELD

When , from the tomb, loved Lazarus came forth,The power of Life to conquer death to show,Then spake the Lord, with calm simplicity,These words of love: "Loose him, and let him go.