Poems

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"In my Father's house"

BEATRICK BRADSHAW BROWN

In my Father's house is a place for me where I may go and rest,A place of hallowed beauty midst the mansions of the blest.
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Wayfaring

EDITH GADDIS BREWER

Naught can disturb my walk with Thee,Thou ever present God.

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From Church

The demand for church

I like to think of each church that grows up in a community as that community's answered prayer for the presence of the saving Christ—the message of God's love for humanity.

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A Hymn

EDMUND R. CUMMINS

LOVING Father, Thou hast told usIn Thy sacred Book divine,That Thine arm doth e'er enfold us,That our lives are one with Thine;Yet, regardless of the tokenThat we all Thine image bear,Some believe that they are broken,Fallen, sinful, sick with fear.

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My Song

EUGENIA M. FOSBERY

I READ a book of poems to-day,And then I said, I too will write a song,For I am likewise thrilled by lilting bird,And summer sky, and racing cloud, and feathery tree.
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"Herein is love"

JAMES DOUGLAS GOSNEY

God sent not His dear Son to us in vain!From out His heaven, He bids us love alwayOur neighbor as ourselves, and Him obey.
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Flow on

GRACE A. PETERSEN

Flow on, my life; flow singing like a stream,Braving the rapids and the waterfallsTo seek the beauty that forever callsBeyond the bend.

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Where is God when bad things happen?

Have you ever asked yourself where God is when you’re faced with bad news? We invite you to listen to each episode and discover ideas that spark hope and inspiration.

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From Freedom from addiction

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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From Free from Contagion

Bringing our prayers to the threat of contagion

Prayer can lift us out of the swirl of fear, and it can be a calming, healing influence in our communities as well.

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Freedom

MARGARET MORRISON

No shackles can be placed on graces of the mind,Nor fetters ever bind an action that is kind.
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Mental Tillage

ROSAMOND CHRISTABEL RASHLEIGH

Too long the furrows of my thought have lainFallow; and I must rise and till, and sow,Asking Thy guidance and Thy loving help,That seeds of right desire and love may grow.
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Our Reading Room

ELISABETH G. ROBINSON

A quiet resting place, a haven sure,Where wanderers may come and rest secureBeneath the shadow of His mighty wing,*And listen for the song the angels sing.
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Prayer

EUNICE M. BRONSON

To learn the truth concerning God and man,And with this truth in mind, if need be, standUnwavering, with pure triumphant faith,Through days or even months of strife, or faceWith undisturbed serenity and calmApparent victory of sin or wrong,And with assurance say, Thy will be done,Because you know His perfect law of loveCannot be mocked—to silence self and fear,And wait in peace His way and hour—is prayer.
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Love is Nigh

LAURA GERAHTY

I know no darkness if the light of LoveIllumines me;I am not fearful what the years shall proveWhen I can see,Reigning beyond this present sense of wrongThe eternal right,As certainly as I await each mornAfter the night.
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Looking Up

ADELAIDE EDNA SCHAEFER

Each day through countless little tasksI walk with strength and joy;No unkind words, no thoughtless acts,Have power to annoy.