Poems

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Man

FANNY DE GROOT HASTINGS

Never fallen, always free,Garmented in majesty,Ray and image found in onePerfect Father's perfect son;Gentle, strong, and satisfied,Happy, active, occupied—Face to face with God's perfectionMan is wholly His reflection.
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Awake with Song

MARIAN J. COBB

Nature awakens with a song;Silence and sleep to the night belong;Melody heralds the birth of day,Carol and symphony, lilting lay,Bird oratorio, trilling clear,Summoned by call of the chanticleer;Dawn doth the curtain of night gently raise,And nature awakens to joy and praise.

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From Living the Lord's Prayer

'OUR FATHER ...'

The Lord's Prayer sparks the recognition that divine Love is always with us.

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Resurrection

H. CLARA BUCK

Perhaps in the early morning,In the glow of the rising sun;Perhaps in the tranquil twilightWhen the fight is fought and won,Like fullness of joy after sorrow,Like dew on the thirsting flower,To a heart that is gentle and lovingWill come that radiant hour—When truth on its snowy pinionsLifts thought above sense and sod,In endless adorationTo walk alone with God.

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Vision

F. MILDRED RICKMAN

I prayed for sight; but in my thought was justThe joy of contemplating lovely thingsOf earth, and freedom, needing not to trustMaterial aids.
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Freely is Good Received

WILLIAM P. MC KENZIE

Freely is good received, by none should it be takenFrom him who clasps it, having need of more;Good gifts proceed from Love, the prodigal forsakenFinds at his home what kindness kept in store.
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This Be My Praise

CAROLINE L. DIER

How shal I praise Him?

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A spiritual perspective on politics

We've gathered a variety of guests for this series, each with wonderful spiritual insights and proof that these spiritual ideas are effective—even for something that looms large, like politics.

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Anthology of classic articles II

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From Free from Contagion

Bringing our prayers to the threat of contagion

Prayer can lift us out of the swirl of fear, and it can be a calming, healing influence in our communities as well.

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From Safety

A safe refuge

Trust in God opens the door to a safe refuge, always available and always at hand.

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Vision

MINNY M. H. AYERS

God help me as a little child of ThineThy kingdom to discern—Thy plan divine!Let singleness of heart guide thought aright,Let me behold the real through truth's clear light.
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An Open Door

MARION ALICE BOWERS

Behold! an open door!Arise and make thy wayInto the paradise which fond and false beliefHad barred.
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Let Me Remember

MARGARET MORRISON

Let me remember the multitude of thy mercies, O God:The many pleasant ways Thy love has brought me,When sense would say 'twas but a desert place;The many wondrous things Thy law has taught meOf Principle and its redeeming grace!Let me recall the depth of consolation,When, after mighty wrestlings through the night,There waited on the mount of revelationA sacred stillness and transfiguring light,Through which was seen Thy changeless love enfoldingThe universe and Thine own image, man,Thy law omnipotent forever holdingEach little one within Thy holy plan.
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The Way

ALICE JACQUELINE SHAW

There is a path the vulture hath not seen,Nor the fierce lion passed by;And there I go.
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Safety

ROBERT ELLIS KEY

In the secret of His keeping,Thou shalt hide.
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Cling Steadfastly

CLARICE MARY GROUCOTT

Cling steadfastly! O Father, I would clingTo Thee, in trial's moments, steadfastly:In brighter days, my heart in joy would sing,Help me, in shadow, still to sing to Thee!