Poems

Silent Prayer

S. ELLA SHELHAMER

O sacred silence, moments briefIn which to abrogate false fears!Forsaking sin, forgetting grief,We rise above the mist of years;And in that momentary spanBehold anew God's perfect man.

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The Little Things

F. INA BURGESS

Speak understandingly to other heartsIn language sweet with comfort and with peace,And bring to tired eyes a happy light,And to the burdened breast a quick release.

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The Infinite Unseen

LORENE H. TROUSDALE

Beneath the raging of the waves,Under the lashing of the sea,Ever abides, in depths serene,Perfect tranquillity.

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Confidence

EVELYN MAY SCOTT THAIN

Mind is directing me;I have no need to plan.

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I Will Let Go

HENRIETTA IRWIN HARRISON

I will let go—let go of human planning,Entrust myself to Love, who holds me dear.

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The Law of Jesus

E. MADGE CARLESS

They brought her to him in the temple court;Their work it was to read and write the law,And punish those who sinned against that law.

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The Christ-Way

DOROTHY LOUGHBOROUGH

O troubled heart, cease fret, and toil, and struggle—The joys, long sought, are e'en now at thy side;For God, the source of all, is ever with thee,And will, through all eternity, abide.