Poems

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"Let there be light"

PEARLE M. WARREN

The mist that would obscure the rightIs false belief;God's first command, "Let there be light,"Still brings relief.
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Wisdom

WILLIAM P. MC KENZIE

Just to be quiet, just to be kind,Just to be patient a little longer—To wait a bit for the children's feet,And to hold their hands till they grow stronger;Then ripe age shall have memories sweet.

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Bringing our prayers to the threat of contagion

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Compassion

KATHRINE AAGAARD

What was your secret, Lord, when miracles you wrought,The secret when victoriously you foughtAll evil, or the little children caught     Into your arms, O Lord?

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Watching and Praying

OSCAR GRAHAM PEEKE

To live, dear Lord, as thou would'st have me live;To pray each day, "Thy kingdom come,"—to giveMy every thought to help, to heal, to bless,—Oh, may I learn this prayer of selflessness!
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Songs in the Night

MARTHA BAILEY PROCTOR

Another day, with its recurring roundOf good and ill, had slowly rolled awayUpon the wheels of time.
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Then Came the Dawn

FLORA B. BENNETT

As flowers droop beneath the pelting rain,So, in adversity's correcting showers,I bowed my face to earth and felt the painOf disappointed hopes and tear-filled hours.

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A spiritual approach to healthcare

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A spiritual approach to healthcare

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LOST AND FOUND

I saw that in order to find my life, I had to first lose it—that is, lose all sense of life as material.

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Witnesses

GERTRUDE ELIZABETH MC GEE

Where dwellest thou?
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What Can I Give?

FAY LINN

In gratitude that perfect Love is here,Bestowing every blessing full and free,I ask, What can I give, O Love most dear?
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Love Leadeth Me

ELENORA E. PIKE

O Love divine that leadeth meO'er mountains high, through valleys deep,No thought of fear my heart shall fillWhile watch and ward Thy angels keep.
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Hitherto

EDITH DING

Hitherto the promise has not failed us;Hitherto Thy strength has been our stay;We felt the guiding hand of Love and wisdom—We found the manna ready, day by day.
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A Prayer

ANNIE ECCLESTONE

Oh , give me understanding, Lord,That I may goTo those who have not heard Thy name,That they may know.
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Supply

GRACE A. BOUGHTON-LEIGH

Long years ago in the still morning lightA boat lay rocking on the waters bright,And fishermen in deep and silent thoughtInto the ship their broken nets had brought.