Poems

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The Master Chord

EVA B. ROWE

The "still small voice" is to the listening heartAs "voice of many waters," or the soundOf muted thunders after storm! My ears,So dull and ill-attuned, heard not life's deepAnd major chords, but long had known full wellIts fluted minors—surface tones that please,Yet do not satisfy.
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"There is a spirit in man"

ALICE JACQUELINE SHAW

"There is a spirit in man," and the breathOf the Almighty giveth him power.

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A spiritual approach to healthcare

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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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Obedience

MYRTLE EFTING

When I can know that Thou art God,And doest all things well;When I can lift my thoughts to Thee,And in Thy presence dwell,'Tis then I see the pathway plain,Marked out for all mankind;And as I travel on this road,Great joy and peace I find.

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The Potter

ELIZABETH PRICE

I stood within the potter's placeAnd watched him working at his wheel;He wrought with careful skill and grace,The clay was molded to his will.
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Sanctuary

LAURA BROWN CROWELL

O love which from the Godhead flowsExhaustless, full, and free,Thy patent purity bestowsIts signet upon me,When harried by the phantom fear,I turn to find the wellspring near.
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"Peace, be still"

ELSIE RAMSEY CURTIN

"Be still, and know that I am God"—a voiceSpeaks tenderly and bids all tumult cease.

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A spiritual perspective on politics

We've gathered a variety of guests for this series, each with wonderful spiritual insights and proof that these spiritual ideas are effective—even for something that looms large, like politics.

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Anthology of classic articles II

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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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From Place

"The secret place of the most High"

We learn in Christian Science that God is infinite Truth, Life, and Love and that He imparts to His creation only that which is completely beneficial.

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Close to Thee

ALICE G. MORGAN

CLOSE, close to Thee, when seeming shadows gather,And I am weary of grief and pain;I touch Thy hand and all my fears are silenced—There is no lack where Love and freedom reign.
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Hope

ALICE W. EUBANK

This cherry tree, a few short months ago,Outlined against the winter's leaden sky,Clung to a knoll, all blanketed in snow.
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A Morning Song

E. HOWARD GILKEY

I know not, Lord, I cannot tellWhere this day's work shall be,But if I listen for Thy voiceIt is revealed to me.
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Prayer of the Wayfarer

ELEANOR M. WATSON

Along this road I may not pass again;But may I give some kindly aid each day,A burden lighten, ease a heart of pain,Should earth-worn traveler chance to come my way!
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Unbroken Friendships

ALICE TROXELL MC COUN

A friend ! No richer thought exists—to fallWith gentle grace and upon the heartThat waits on God for gifts, and shares a partOf present, boundless good "before they call.
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Blessed Are They

JOY BENNETT

Blessed are they who trust in God,Casting all fears away,Relying on His staff and rodTo guide them day by day;