Poems

To Know

F. INA BURGESS

IT is a very easy thingTo know that Thou art nigh,When all the land lies smilingBeneath a tender sky.

"The smile of God" *

MABEL A. BIRDNO

A ROSE —"the smile of God"!I bow my head in silent, reverent praise;Its beauty rareLeads on to visions pure, and thought ascendsIn swift-winged prayer.

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"And have not charity"

LENA M. HALL

IT is a simple thing to give a coat, To stand between a neighbor and the cold.

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Mother-Love

JOHN F. WADDINGTON

As when in human friendship one awakes Lovingly conscious of a loved one's need, And on swift wing with prompt compassion makes Impulsive answer in both word and deed;

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Peace, Be Still

DAISY BEDFORD

PEACE, be still! Oh, may we knowThat peace is ever near,That God His tender love doth showTo all who claim His care.

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Prayer

LOUISE CATHERINE M. SICHEL

WHAT is prayer?

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"Why tarriest thou?"

CHRISTIANA WILLINK

FOLLOWER of Truth, the call comes hourly; Canst thou not hear the plaintive cry Of earth-bound hearts in human bondage Seeking their higher destiny?

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The Gift

ESTHER BRINTON

Dear , I would comeBringing you the heart's most precious thing,That only God could give to me for you.

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Thanks , thanks for the wings of thought!With them may I spurn the sod;I may mount to the height of eternal day—I may rise to the realm of God:Though my heel to the hard earth cling,And though mists may cover my eyes,The pinions of Love will lift me aboveThe creature that suffers and dies.