Poems

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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.
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A Parable of the Sacrament

PRULA I. GUFFY

One day I swept the doorstone of my heartAnd fanned the fire on its hearth to flame;With patient steps the oaken table spread,And laid thereon the bread my hands had made.

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

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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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The Summons

SYDNEY KING RUSSELL

I HEARD a voice that spoke and said:"Awake, and turn ye from the dead;O thou that sleepest long, awake,And see the joyous morning break.

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If I but Love

IVA B. LINEBARGER

IF I but love,No shadow will I castAcross the pathway of another's day;Whatever I may think or do or say,I will but help another on his way,Nor burden more his task—If I but love.
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An Understanding Heart

MARION L. HORSTMAN

Give me, dear Lord, a heart so triedBy flames of purifying fire,That sin and self may be consumed,And in their stead a pure desireTo learn to love Thy chastening rodThat brings me ever nearer Thee;To grow more Christlike day by day,Thy tender love and goodness see.
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The People Murmured

VERNE TAYLOR BENEDICT

Would God that we had died while yet in Egypt,The people murmured when they weary grew.

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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.

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Anthology of classic articles

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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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From Free from Contagion

Bringing our prayers to the threat of contagion

Prayer can lift us out of the swirl of fear, and it can be a calming, healing influence in our communities as well.

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Inspiration

KATHRINE SCOBEY PUTNAM

I Cannot always find the spring,The spring of inspiration;But when I climb a sunlit hill,The hill of revelation,I find it, bright and glistening.
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Be Thou My Strength Alway

OMA OLNA MARTIN

Dear Father, like a thoughtless childI stumble oft and cry,Forgetting in my waywardnessThy guiding hand is nigh.
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The Practitioner

MAY TERRY CARLSON

You gave me friendship,Deep, enduring, strong;With wondrous patience.
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"Ask, and it shall be given"

EDITH M. SHANK

Why hear ye not the Master's loving counselWhen burdened sense affirms great is the need?
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Witness

MILDRED NICKERSON HALL

Now through my daily round I goWith joyous steps, most willingly.
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Light

MABEL WHITE RODOCKER

When shadows deepen and my heart grows weary,Quite burdened with the weight of sin and woe,I find a refuge sweet in Love's abiding,And hear the gentle, "Peace, be still, and know.