Poems

Held in Thy Law

BLANCHE HERSEY HOGUE

The waves cream on the shoreline,Held by the sea alway;Their mighty tides resurgingTill eve, till break of day.

A Prayer for the Laborers

LENORE A. HERRINGTON

O God , may we so gentle beThat fearful ones, who in their needHave stretched out groping hands to Thee,May ne'er again so fearful be,Because Thy gentleness reflected, now they see.

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Progress

ELLA H. HAY

Today I know enough of GodTo walk in faith,My faltering steps to guide in upward path;Above earth's wearying mist and fear that hathThe vision dimmed, obscured the heavenly way—I walk in faith today.

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Sweet Assurance

F. INA BURGESS

O Love , omnipotent, surrounding me,Thy voice speaks always to me tenderly,And stills to silence every clamorous fearThat tempts me to believe Thou art not here.

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A Prayer of Faith

HAZEL W. ALLEN

Eternal One, forever more with TheeWould I abide.

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Unfoldment

LINA PLUMER CLINGEN

Like first faint rosy fingers of the dawnExploring the darkness of receding night,Hope, tenuous, expectant, reaching outTo God, foretells the coming of the light.

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Glad Tidings of Great Joy

VERNE TAYLOR BENEDICT

I have a secret,A wonderful secret to share with you.

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The Healing

BERNHARD H. STENZEL

THERE came a day when on earth's thorny roadI wandered far, beset by fear and rue,And wearied laid me down to rest and dream.

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A Prayer

WINIFRED ERSKINE MC INTYRE

AWAKEN me, O Lord, to see the subtletyOf evil, which deceiveth those asleep in sense,Such forms as ease in matter, selfishness, till henceUnto their native nothingness and vanityThey go.

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Reality

LORENE H. TROUSDALE

BEAUTY of earth, of the sky and sea,Wind-borne fragrance of flowers,Burgeoning bud and leafing tree,Whisper in loving tones to meOf the glories no mortal eye can see—Spirit is all that endures.