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Poems

Building

RUTH D. SMITH

I builded me an house.

Surrender

EVELYN G. DUFF

When thou canst say, and truly mean it,E'en though with bitter tearsAnd aching heart,"Thy will be done,"And look away from the materialInto the singing presence of thy God,Thou shalt find light and peace and plentyAnd rapture such as thou hast never dreamed,And the radiance of His unalterable beingWill illumine every simplest act of thine.

Gratitude

ELIZABETH EVANS

How wonderful, that God is here,That Life and Love are ever nearTo lift the mists of mortal sense,And bring to light Omnipotence!

Trust

E. JEWEL ROBINSON

I know not what the years may bringTo me of peace or pain;Nor when the young blades will appear,Whence comes the golden grain;But this I know: God's promisesForever shall remain.

Love, the Healer

EVELINE T. G. WYBRANTS

Where soil is barren, cold, and poor,And nothing seems to grow,Here is the place for us to striveSome seeds of love to sow.

To a Friend

ROBERT ELLIS KEY

New lease of life?

"The resurrection, and the life"

ELLA M. KINSLEY

"I am the resurrection, and the life;"Thus did our Master speak to one of old,Whose burdened sense reached out to him for help.

Purification

EVELYN SYLVESTER KNOWLES

Elijah called on God—Send fire from heaven;Consume the fifty with their captains false,That they may know that Thou art by my side.

Contentment

WILLIAM KOCH

Most happy and content is heWho sees his brother's need,And gives to aid ungrudgingly—His joy is guaranteed.

Meditation*

MELVILE EMERSON PETERS

Uplifted , calm, with peace and joy replete,Am I when on God's law I meditate.

Love

LORENE H. TROUSDALE

Majestic word!Though oft profanely spoken,It sounds the heights and depthsOf God's most sovereign power.

God Meets Our Needs

HAZEL HARPER HARRIS

I need Thee every hour—This humble prayerInvokes the saving powerOf Father-care.