Poems

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"He that overcometh"

SYDNEY KING RUSSELL

As Jesus fasted in the wildernessAnd prayed for strength, the tempter came to himPrepared to overcome the pure in heart,And murmured, knowing him to be an hungered:If it be true thou art the Son of God,Command these stones that they be turned to bread,For truly thou hast fasted long enough.
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Recognition

EDITH L. PERKINS

Hath life become a seeming blank to thee,Devoid of love, where love did once abound?

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Anthology of classic articles II

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From Overcoming grief

What death does not do

We go on gaining moment by moment in the understanding that God is the only real Life.

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Stilled

ELIZABETH B. CATE

When heavy clouds of sense hang low,And restless thought runs to and fro,   Not knowing where to look,   I read the little book *   Till faith unfolds her wings,   Then soars aloft—and sings.

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The Voice

FLORENCE SHEARER

Across life's turbulent and angry seaA voice is carried on love's wings to me;In accents penetrating inmost soulIt tells of joy and peace and holy things,Of cruel thongs released and freedom won—The voice of Truth.
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From a Far Country

HELEN GILCHRIST

Whether you sail a foam-swept, lifting sea,Or broad wings lift you out along the air,Or thought runs troubled through a long, dark night,Remember this—that God is everywhere:
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Security

MAUD AGNEW RANDALL

Fear not, dear heart,Though waves run highAnd winds are wild;Love's guiding hand is ever nighHis precious child.

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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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Shared reflections

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From Faculties indestructible

MAN'S DIVINE HERITAGE

Man's divine heritage as the son of God is not a promise, but is the present fact; it is one's true state of being.

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From Place

"The secret place of the most High"

We learn in Christian Science that God is infinite Truth, Life, and Love and that He imparts to His creation only that which is completely beneficial.

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The Mother Church—A Psalm

JESSICA LENNARD LEWIS

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Israel,For the Lord loveth thee with tender mercy;He doeth great things from everlasting.
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The Christ

MARIE TAGGART KEITH

Lift up the Christ in every hour of every day,That men may see in dark'ning gloom a shining ray,And find within that radiant light the better way.
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Gratitude

HUGH C. CLARKE

Father, I thank Thee that I knowThat Thou art All;I thank Thee for the truth that provesMan cannot fall.
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Awaken Me

FANNIE MYERS

Dear Father-Mother God,My prayer has changed.
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Prayer

Margaret E. S. Brown

O LORD, may I, a worker, still displayThat order which is born of inward peace,Putting the one thing needful always first.
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The Son of God

IVA B. LINEBARGER

In the beginning God made all things good,And all the universe was filled with light,The light of Love, forever infinite!And what was man in this great universe,The man that God is mindful of?