Poems

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Prayer

JOHN L. NEWLAND

Our Father, who in heaven art,"Hallowed be thy name;"Thy kingdom reign within the heart,In earth and heaven the same.
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The Valiant Heart

WILLIAM J. REID

That valiant heart, which has the vision clearTo gain from earthborn taints a glad release,Will heart the music that no ear can hearAnd sing the silent song of joy and peace.

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Changing your world

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series—and discover how your prayers can make a difference in the world.

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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The Christian Science Reading Room

WILLIAM KOCH

A refuge in my hour of woe,Dear Father, Thou hast given me;A sheltered place where I may goTo have communion sweet with Thee.

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Unfoldment

ELLA A. STONE

Let us think of each day as a flowerUnfolding in sunshine's warm light,An opening bud in the morning,A beautiful blossom at night.
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Love's Bounty

EDITH L. PERKINS

'Tis Love that makes the jonquils' golden hue,That paints each velvet petal of the rose.
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Divine Love

ALFRED ERLE

O Love divine,Thou wonder of eternity,Thy light thrones high above the heavens;Thy depths are all-unsearchable;Thy sacredness doth hush the senses, self-beset;Thy patience tireth not, nor frowns;Thy strength lags not, nor is it spent in vain.

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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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These books healed me

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on how the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy heal.

From Overcoming grief

What death does not do

We go on gaining moment by moment in the understanding that God is the only real Life.

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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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Our New Hymnal

MABEL CONE BUSHNELL

I walked within a garden fair,And talked with Him;I fought a valiant battle there,My eyes were dimWith grateful tears; each page I tookAs mine, for thus my lovely bookWas pointing me to upward look.
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The New Publishing House

PAULINE PEARL STRACHAN

THE brown earth breaks.
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"Yet I will rejoice"

MABEL H. SCHROEDER

THOUGH the fig tree shall not blossom, And the vines no fruit shall yield; Though the olive bear no fruitage, Neither meat be in the field; Though the flock from fold be absent, And no herd be in the stall; "Yet I will rejoice," with singing, Knowing naught but God, as All.
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A Shepherd's Song

DOROTHY THODY

White on the waking hills I oft have seen— Where half delays the starred and peaceful night— The cloudy sheep pass softly into light, Like hawthorn drifted on the lovely green; And in that hour have breathed Thy tenderest name: Good Shepherd! go before, and guide Thy lamb.
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"Beneath the shadow"*

LAURA GERAHTY

"Beneath the shadow of His mighty wing"!So spake His servant, while she sought to bringThe healing presence, bidding those who roveTo the sweet comfort of His arms of love.
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Gratitude

MARY M. HITCHCOCK

WE thank Thee that we have the power to give—The giving and the gift both come from Thee.