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Give Me Understanding

ROSA M. TURNER

Dear God, I prayNot for illusive gifts of wealth or fame,For human power, or an illustrious name.

God bless the simple hearts who day by dayPerform their tasks with cheerfulness, whose playIs glad and just;Who, in the homely virtues of an honest life,Living the Golden Rule, avoiding strife,Show forth their trustIn Him who unto righteousnessAssigneth sure reward.

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"Thy kingdom come"

DOROTHY BAYLOR

"Thy kingdom come"—to lowly sons of men?

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The Answer

ZITA LOUISE BAKER

Oh, lift me high above the mists that blowThroughout the valley of captivity!Hemmed in on every side, my heart is low,My thought is clouded, every step is slow.

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"Feed my sheep"

WILLIAM H. D. MORGAN

As in Bethsaida, all who cameOur Master fed,So we today find Christ the same—The living bread.

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Dawn

E. OLIVIA STACK

Ere yet the sun mounts to his lofty throne,Dark shadows and dim shapes seem all around;Come, watch them fade the while exulting dayWakes glorious through a silence vast, profound.

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Comfort Ye

DOROTHY MARY HUTCHINGS

Lord , teach us now to comfort one anotherAs Thou dost comfort us, that so we mayEncourage, cheer, and help each one his brother,And follow in our Master's steps today.

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I Thank Thee, Tender Shepherd

EUGENIA M. FOSBERY

I thank Thee day by day, O Lord, my God!For Thou hast led me all the darkened wayAnd o'er the jagged rocks, to heights of joyOf which I had not dreamed in valley paths.