Poems

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Obedience

MARGARET WINGFIELD

Teach me, O God, to waitEach morn for Thy behest,Pause in the holy hush, till dawnsIn thought Thy clear request.
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Father-Mother God

THOMAS LOVATT WILLIAMS

Father of light, who guides me all the way,I am Thy child; I can so clearly seeIt is Thy loving hand which leadeth me,Each happy day.

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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.

From Safety

A safe refuge

Trust in God opens the door to a safe refuge, always available and always at hand.

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Teach Me to Give

IVA B. LINEBARGER

Teach me, O God, to give of all I haveUnstintingly, and not to be concernedLest I deplete my infinite supply.

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My Heart Is Fixed

F. INA BURGESS

Within God's gracious, omnipresent love,Protection and security are foundFor all.
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Beauty

MARGARET MORRISON

My heart ascends in singing praise to Thee,Oh, Mind divine, because that through the clashOf warring wills, aims dwarfed to selfishness,And pleasures vain as bubbles children blow,The light of Thy great Science stands revealed.
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Father-Mother God

KEVA CLINICK ALBURY

I KNEW the tender love of GodWhen He forgave my bigotry,And smoothed the roughened path I trodBy guiding and uplifting me.

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Shared reflections

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Shared reflections

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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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From Safety

A safe refuge

Trust in God opens the door to a safe refuge, always available and always at hand.

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I Shall Arise

MAUDE DE VERSE NEWTON

BEHOLD how evil smites my step, And every hour is dark with woe: I shall arise—I shall arise, And humbly to my Father go.
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Our Reading Room

MARY MARGARET SHIPHERD

YEA, this is God's anointed place, Prepared and furnished by His grace; A jewel hung in holy light, It draws the needy by true might.
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Our Father

ROSEMARY C. COBHAM

What kind, strong fingers of a father's hand, Touched with compassion, now could smooth away The sorry traces of this storm-racked day?
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A Paean of Praise

WILLIAM JAMES PRICE

Give love To the God of all goodness, Who is healing the heart of its sorrow, Giving strength to the weak, and a voice to the dumb To speak wisdom.
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Come Sing in Joyful Praise

CHARLOTTE M. ROBERTS

Come sing in joyful praise, O happy throng! Sing forth in honor of God's holy name; Lift up your heads, ye halt, ye blind, ye lame; And doubtful ones who say, "I would be strong," Awake! awake! and sing a grateful song.
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My Part

ANTOINETTE HOLBROOK

Show me my part, O Father dear; help me to climb the hill, And step by step to reach the heights with Thee! Let me look upward, visioning Thy will; Help me to walk in true humility.