Poems

Poem

More Light, Dear God!

HELEN DUNN

Teach me to know the pure in heartSee God; that man does not depend on mortal breathFor life, but perfect in His likeness, set apart,Can never know the enemy called death,Since God is Life.
Poem

Christmas

ALICE CARY VICTOR

Once again angelic voicesBring their message to our earth,Bring to listening ones assuranceOf the young child's holy birth.

Audio Collection

Get to know God: The “omnis”

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

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.

View other Collections →

Poem

"Unto us a child is born"

LUCIA C. COULSON

Silence in heaven and on earth;Silence so filled with light,So pregnant with deep meaningsThat the hymn of morning starsHeld no comparison.

Write for JSH

Inspired by a poem? Consider writing and sharing your own! Find out more by visiting Writer’s Corner.

Write for JSH

Poem

The Pure in Heart

ESTHER BRINTON

Another generation comes,According to God's Word,To call thee blesséd,Mary.
Poem

A Large Place

MABEL CONE BUSHNELL

He hath "set me in a large place"—Mid-ocean, came the thought—And vision, Godward turned, beheldThe might His hand hath wrought.
Poem

Supply

PEARLE M. WARREN

How precious are Thy thoughts, O God;How great the sum of them to me!If I should count them, one by one,They are too vast to numbered be.

Audio Collection

Where is God when bad things happen?

Have you ever asked yourself where God is when you’re faced with bad news? We invite you to listen to each episode and discover ideas that spark hope and inspiration.

Audio Collection

Get to know God: The “omnis”

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

From Faculties indestructible

MAN'S DIVINE HERITAGE

Man's divine heritage as the son of God is not a promise, but is the present fact; it is one's true state of being.

View other Collections →

From Safety

A safe refuge

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

View other Collections →

Write for JSH

Inspired by a poem? Consider writing and sharing your own! Find out more by visiting Writer’s Corner.

Write for JSH

Poem

"Be still"

GWEN M. CASTLE

"Be still, and know" that nothing can disturb thee,Wait patiently upon thy Father's will;
Poem

When Truth Shines for You

VERE BAILLIEU

Trials will be forgottenAs frost is forgotten,When the sun has changed itInto silver dew.
Poem

Love Never Fails

WILFRED KERMODE

DID Jesus ask the palsied man if he were fit for prayer, When at the pool of Bethesda he saw him lying there?
Poem

The Messenger

DOROTHY JACOB

The golden afternoon was drawing to a close, And the still peace of evening filled the sky; The drowsy air was hushed around the well Whereon the traveler rested, And the quiet benediction of the evening Deepened into glory with his presence.
Poem

Man's Changeless Harmony

ISABEL I. HERRICK

Man's harmony is fixed.
Poem

"Immortal fruits"*

MAUDE DE VERSE NEWTON

Oh, deep shall I plant for the issue And pure be the seeds that I sow, That only the fruits of the Spirit My plentiful harvest shall know.