Poems

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No Night There

GRACE A. PETERSEN

Night falls: the sun has turned his shining faceAway from us, toward other lands, we say.

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My Prayer

ETHEL R. CLARK

God , Father-Mother, All,Oft as Thy truth I humbly, truly, seek,Rend Thou the seeming veil 'twixt me and Thee.

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Darkness and Dawn

MAUD E. FERRIS

Dark night on Galilee! Storm-driven cloudsHad veiled the silver moon, the shining stars,The purple hills and lacy fringe of trees.

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Supply

DOROTHY POPERT

If error whispers you are poor,With not one penny in your store,And tells you that the loaf is spentAnd that no other will be sent,Then rest, dear heart, and have no fear,For angels hover very near.

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A Discovery

ROBERT ELLIS KEY

Joyous hope hath found me,Stalwart faith hath bound me,And with arms around meLove is leading on.

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Jacob's Struggle

ARTHUR S. HOLLIS

Except thou bless me,—thus the call to faithHas sounded down the centuries,—I will not let thee go.

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Crusader's Hymn

WILLIAM P. MC KENZIE

Praise now creative Mind,Maker of earth and heaven;Glory and power to Him belong,Joy of the sun and skies,Strength where the hills arise;So let us praise with joy and song.

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The Miracle

MINNY M. H. AYERS

In pity for myself I sat aloneAnd faced the greatest sorrow I had known.

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Liberation

E. BERNICE WOOD

The soothing touch, the quiet peaceThat comes to us like morning lightWhen we are willing to releaseOur thoughts from self—the darkest night!

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"Complete in him"

EMMA ELIZABETH ADAMS

Arrayed in silken robes, how poor am I;Bedecked with gems, alas! I am not gay;Though served with nectared draft, athirst I sigh;Lo! I have naught to-day.