Poems

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Security

F. INA BURGESS

I CAN be glad, because I knowThat with God all is well;I can be sure, because I knowThat in His love I dwell.
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Assurance

MAUDE DE VERSE NEWTON

His arm around you, well beloved—The Father's strong and shielding arm;What evil thing can find you there,What menace do you any harm?

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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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When All the World is Glorious with Spring

ALMA G. V. HARRISON

WHEN all the world is glorious with spring,When rosy blossoms shine against the blue,And joyous birds in every thicket sing,Stirring the heart to gratitude anew;When snow-clad mountains, far across the bay,Lift their proud crests against the setting sun,Pointing to heights beyond our little day,Promising glories that shall yet be won;Then consciousness of Spirit grows aware,Dimly perceives what eye hath never seen,The truth that underlies these symbols fair—Sum of all beauty that has ever been—And knows that in such glimpses one may seeRadiant reflections of reality.

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The Tranquil Heart

MINNY M. H. AYERS

TRANQUILLITY is a flower of faithThat blossoms when seeds are sownIn the trusting heart that seeketh good,And waiteth for God alone.
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A Prayer

MARY I. MESECHRE

LET me, dear Father, of Thy love so sing,That I may bringA strain of melody to some sad heart,There to impartA priceless boon, whereby shall gladness springTo blossoming;E'en though I walk apart, from need or choice,Let me rejoiceWith such unfaltering trust, that they who hearShall know Thee nearerAnd hold Thee dearer,Forgetting all save Thee, in faith sincere.
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Teach Me, I Pray

PEARL B. PERSONS

HELP me, O God,To loose these boys and girls in my own thoughtAnd let them go.

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Get to know God: The “omnis”

Listen to gain deeper insight into the four “omnis”—omnipresence, omnipotence, omniscience, and omniaction.

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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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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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Love Divine—A Hymn

ELIZABETH B. CATE

Our Father-Mother, Love divine,We laud Thy hallowed name!Our hearts shall be a living shrine,Where burns Thy sacred flame.
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Acknowledgment

CAROLINE L. DIER

How oft and eagerly we plan—Deeming our way is right!Forgetting this—"Thy will, not mine"—We stumble through the night.
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Peace

ISABEL I. HERRICK

The promise is, "Great peace have they which love thy law,"A peace that stands unmoved as worldly sagas roll;Enduring peace, a faithful, forward-pressing peace,That moves unhurried and unshackled to its goal.
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Fallow

W. GORDON MILLS

THE heart fears fallow hours; the painOf plowshares, and the long still daysOf purging, when the neighboring fieldsFling gold encirclements aroundIts barrenness.
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Refuge

EDITH DOYLE

I LIFT mine eyes unto the hills;Their grandeur, strength, and calmBid anxious, restless thoughts to cease,Revealing God's eternal peace,A blessed healing balm.
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Easter

MARION STUART HOWE

When it was dark, ah! that was long ago,When grief and sorrow sore oppressed the heart,And night did seem as if it ne'er would end,With willing hands they made the ointment rare,Prepared the fragrant spices sweet and pure,Their service last to him they mourned as dead;Then patiently they waited for the dawn.