Poems

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God Is Everywhere

ELLA A. STONE

God is everywhere;I know it from the bird's glad singing,And from the dewdropsSo closely to the blossoms clinging.
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Love

JEANETTE C. ASH

'Tis Love distills the sparkling dewOn herb and tender flower,And tints the sky in rainbow hueAfter the summer shower.

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Anthology of classic articles

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Bringing our prayers to the threat of contagion

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"Why weepest thou?"

ESTELLA M. STETSON

It is a shattering thing to see our joy,Our fairest earthly hope, lie dashed and dead;To stand beside the sepulcher and weep,And feel the baffled weariness of grief.

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Teach Me to Wait

FAY LINN

Teach me to wait, dear Lord, and so restrainThe hasty wordThat only brings regret, and should remainUnthought, unheard.
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Communion

BEATRICE CLAYTON

As the chime of the golden bells,When Aaron entered the Holy of HoliesIn the ancient Hebrew tabernacle,O'er listening silence, purest melody—So is love divine within the heart.
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Love's Plan

AMY A. CHOISY

A rose unfolds its petals day by day,Its growth invisible to mortal eye;So opens out for us God's ordered way,Already settled, while we vainly tryTo plan our lives.

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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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A safe refuge

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

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Witness

EDNA H. HOWE

Witness of one eternal God,Children of constancy,Untouched by either time or spaceIn Mind's infinity.
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"My speech shall distil as the dew"

BEATRICE FURNISS

As the dew at morning's dawningShall Thy Word distill,Giving hope and fresh endeavorTo obey Thy will.
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True Charity

MARY E. IZZARD

I would improve my stock of love, that IMight break the bread of Life with those who need;And I would give a cup of water coldTo parched lips, in Christ's name, as we read.
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Thy Will

ROWENA MC DANIEL

Through human will I oft have lost the way;Have fallen in the dark and wept the while.
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The Promise

WILLIAM FORBES

Where'er a flower lifts up its faceIn sweetness, purity, and grace,And scents the air;Where'er a bird soars on the wing,Or, joyous, on the bough doth sing,Lord, Thou art there.
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The Reading Room

MAUDE DE VERSE NEWTON

Through this gracious portalThe weary, burdened heartMay leave the surge and turmoil,And rest awhile apart.