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My Debt

LOUISE P. LAWRENCE

As evening shadows slant, thought lifts to Thee,My quiet shelter from earth's noise and din;What have I garnered for Thy store today?

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Safety

MARIAN J. COBB

Darkness and light are both alike to Thee;How can I fear the night!Thine everlasting arms encompass me,And where Thou art is light.

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The Miracle

B. GWENDOLEN NISBET

I took the heavy cross and stroveTo bear it in my Master's love.

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Be of Good Comfort

MAUDE DE VERSE NEWTON

Be of good comfort, wayfarer,Christ calleth thee out of the dark,Out of the throng that would press thee—He calleth thee, weary one, hark!

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Truth's Messenger

ELSIE HILL AINSWORTH

Dear Teacher, Leader, guide,Thy vision unsurpassedWas born of God.

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Sanctuary

EDNA WISE WEST

Swift to this lovely place the sweet bird wings—Ah, well he knows that he may come—Here in this quiet gladeFind his full sustenance, and weave his home,Trusting and undismayed.

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Joy

ELSIE M. BROWN

Because God's love doth light my ways,I shall go smiling all my days.

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Benediction

MARGARET WINGFIELD

May the love of God, our Father,Enter into all our labors,Guide our motives, bless our actions,Penetrate our inmost thinkingWith its purity and sweetness;May its comfort and compassionBe with us all.

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The Well

RUBIE FORSYTH

Truth is the rock whose shadow fallsAthwart the scorched and burning sand;No other rest, no other shade,In all that weary land.

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All that We Need

KATHERINE ENGLISH

Not what we want, dear Lord, but what we needTo raise our thoughts above earth's mists and storms;All that we need to fortify our home,To make a shelter, whence Thy sheep to feed,For this we pray.