Poems

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Reflection

BERTHA MARGARET PRICE

At dawn, the tired world not yet awake,I rose and sought the quiet water's edge;And on the placid surface of the lakeEach purple ridge, each cliff and rocky ledge,Each silent cedar, pine, and paling starReflected lay, and imaged forth, sereneAnd still—no breeze to ruffle or to marThe calm and beauty of the encircling scene.
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The One Hundredth Psalm

WILBUR EDGERTON SANDERS

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, ye lands;Unto Him, O nations, truth and love be bringing;Serve the Lord with gladness, good His purpose stands;Come before His presence, praise His name with singing.

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Where is God when bad things happen?

Have you ever asked yourself where God is when you’re faced with bad news? We invite you to listen to each episode and discover ideas that spark hope and inspiration.

From Church

The demand for church

I like to think of each church that grows up in a community as that community's answered prayer for the presence of the saving Christ—the message of God's love for humanity.

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The Lambs and the Sheep

ELIZABETH EARL JONES

Lovest thou me?

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The Christ-Way

MARGARET WINGFIELD

Dear shepherd of us all,Thy words ring clear:Beloved, feed my sheepAnd lambkins dear.
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The Will of God

LOUISA MARY COADE

Sweeter than honey in the comb,Sweeter than song of bird on tree,Sweeter than cheerful fires of home,Sweeter than eve's tranquillity—Thy will, O Lord, to me!
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In Faith Serene

BONNIE DAY

Oh, not with striving came the demonstration,The answered prayer, the blessing I had sought;Not by the mind's intensive concentrationHeading the marshaled regiments of thought,Through the sheer force of my determination—Not by such efforts was the healing wrought.

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Shared reflections

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Anthology of classic articles II

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From Conquering hate, enthroning peace

Love's triumph over hate

How can we love when others hate? Prayerful turning to God, divine Love, with the earnest desire to express His qualities under all circumstances will give us strength and ability to do right.

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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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Fulfillment

WINIFRED MABEL CANN

The wilderness and lonesome moorOffer glad psalms of praise to Thee,And deserts drear rejoice, and pourAt Love's dear shrine, their symphony.
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The Awakening!

SUSAN F. CAMPBELL

"Inspiring discontent,"*That will not let us restSupinely self-deceivedIn this false world of shades,But urges us to riseOn wings of holiness,Where freed thought sings and bathesIn chastity and light!
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Love Meets Our Need

ELLA A. STONE

When worldliness would strive to makeMy thought confused and slow,My heart goes back to that fair timeIn the glad long ago,
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Our God Is Love

ADA E. DESLER

Is there a brother man whose needIs a loving word, a kindly deed?
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A Prayer for Our Sons and Daughters

ROSA M. TURNER

Oh, that our sons may be as stalwart as treesPlanted beside the river's verdant brim;As trees whose boughs shall never lose their leaves,Whose roots reach deep into the living stream.
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I Thank Thee!

MARY ANN WILLIAMS

I thank Thee, Father, for Thy love,That knows of naught but good;I thank Thee for Thy constant careThat gives me daily food.