Poems

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The Call

ALICE BARTHOLOMEW

Oh , little child of long ago,Awaking in the fitful glowOf temple lamp, a-burning low,To hear the voice of God!

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Our Father's Care

ELLA A. STONE

Soft meadows green in Galilee,Bright lilies blooming fair,So gently swaying on their stemsIn glowing sunlit air!

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The All-in-all

ABIGAIL DOROTHEA BAKER

All the lovely things we love in lifeAre only symbols of divine perfection.

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The Lesson of the Bird

EUNICE M. BRONSON

A little bird mistakenlyHad darted from a spreading treeThrough doors that hung asway,And seeking then the precious lightHad flung himself in rapid flightAgainst a windowpane.

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Listening

GWEN M. CASTLE

As the child Samuel waited in the darkFor God's command,So may I listen for the voice of TruthAnd understand.

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O thou almighty One, who by the handOf Moses led Thy flock from Egypt's land,Though scattered in the dark and cloudy day,The rifted clouds reveal the lighted wayThat leads from bondage to the claims of sense,To liberty in Thee, omnipotence!The journey may be long and sense impede,But Love provides for every human need.

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Building!

ELSIE A. KOEFOED

I will build me a house eternal, that reacheth to heavenly height—A house not made by hand.

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Reflection

NORAH MC GARIGLE

Have I a word of hope and cheer?

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Let Me Remember Beauty

ELIZABETH BRAINARD BONTA

The tender curve of little moons,A flock of birds against the blue,The flame of peach trees in the spring,The mountain's far extended view;The gracious smile, the gentle word,The kindly action—let these beWithin my heart a well of joySymbolic of Life's harmony.