Poems

Love's Way

LEIGHTON VAN BUREN MARSCHALK

Dear God, whene'er I think on Thee,The fullness of Thy glory comesAnd leads me in the narrow wayWhere I can see Love guiding me.

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Today

GRACE HILDA LUGG

Has the day seemed long,Bereft of a song;Have the hours been fraught with painAnd the whole heart sad,Too tired to be glad,And your longing for peace seemed in vain?

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Eucharist

FLORENCE L. MAGERS

To spiritual communion we aspire,In solemn silence kneel,That Spirit may revealTrue selfhood free from all impure desire.

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A Child's Thought of Heaven

ALICE TROXELL MC COUN

STEP by step I climbed the rugged hillOf thought to heaven's door.

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WHEN in sincere desire for truth and goodWe break with love the ground of hardened thought,Lay the foundation of enlightened faith,Place stone on stone of constant gratitude,Crowning the structure with a steadfast joy,Furnishing it with peace and quiet prayer—When in our consciousness we do these things,Then do we build and consecrate our church.

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God's Care

DORIS HARRISON WHITE

God's loving arm upholds you,His care surrounds you still;Rest in this sweet assurance,Nor doubt how good His will.

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Christmas Greetings

Robert Ellis Key

A wealth of golden gloryShall shine on you tonight;The star that tells a storyShall be your guiding light.

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A Children's Carol

MARION ALICE BOWERS

At their task of quiet serviceLay the shepherds on the hill;Wakeful, watching for the dawning,While the waiting earth lay still.

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He Turned Aside to See

FLORENCE KERR WOEHLKE

He turned aside to see,Nor followed with his eyes, or anxious thought,The windings of the sheep of Jethro's flockGrazing at peace upon the Horeb height;Nor feared lest one should stray,Or, timid, take to flight.