Poems

Humility

JEAN S. FREEDLANDER

To know that God is All to thee,That He does all and cares for thee,That naught without Him canst thou be—This is humility.

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The Heavenly Home

ALICE JACQUELINE SHAW

"The Son of man," he said,"Hath not where to lay his head.

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True Employment

MILES BUCKSTON WATTS

Can I desire a greater joyThan that which flows from God's employ;In waking light to feel His love,And through each day His truth to prove?

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Reality

ANTOINETTE HOLBROOK

In Thy sweet calm my waking thought finds peace;False fears, false hopes, false landmarks slip away.

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Guidance

CECIL CAPPS

Lost in the wild was I.

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Divine Sonship

ERNEST CLARENCE ANDERSON

Love lies securely hid in every breast,Our common birthright of divine descent;And he whose every energy is spentClaiming his sonship, is most surely blest.

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The Morning Star

F. INA BURGESS

Soft silver shadows slowly creep across the grass;Tall trees are dusky silhouettes against the sky,Where tones of turquoise, rose, and saffron swiftly passBeyond the velvet curtain of the night.

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"An understanding heart"

W. ALLYN BUTTERFIELD

Dear Lord, I do not ask that Thou wilt give increaseOf wealth, possessions, earthly things, that soon will cease.

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The Sentinel

KATHLEEN HALL THORPE

Idly I scanned the page,Too sad at heart to read,When presently some words stood outIllumined, and I said,"Here is the living water thatWill quench my thirsting need.

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Come Ye Apart and Rest

VERA CONSTANCE HOWARD

Above sin's clamor, stress of pain—all turmoil—To weary warriors sick at heart, oppressed,There breathes a still small voice; with sweet persuasion,To thee it calls, Come ye apart and rest.