Poems

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A Loving Wish

EVELYN M. PINNELL

There is no need to ask for thee God's blessing.

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I Thank Thee, Father

DOUGLAS ROBERTS

I thank Thee, Father, that I smiled to-day And saw that smile reflected in the way, As I passed by.

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O SILENT Father! How I once did longFor quiet places where the clashing hasteOf men had never dinned; where hills reached upTo touch the cooling sky, the cattle lowedDistant, in calming, muffled tones; where sangThe thrushes with their single, mellow note,And grasses humbly whispered in the winds!

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Omnipresence

MARTHA W. PRINCE

BEYOND the border of Thy lawI cannot be;For who hath power to stray beyondInfinity?

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There is Lifting

GERTRUDE S. MC CALMONT

HE rideth into Egypt—Into Egypt the Lord ridethSwift upon a cloud,Searching out His own.

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Morning!

LILY M. PARHAM

Another day dawning!Let in the light;I shall know more of lovingBefore the night.

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One Step Enough

MILDRED P. KINDY

Vision to see one step aheadIs all I need;Wisdom to take the nearest stepEnough, indeed.

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Niagara's Message

ARTHUR S. HOLLIS

Swift , foaming torrent! How unceasinglyYou pour your waters o'er yon brinkDownward in laughing ecstasy—A cataclysm.

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Inspiration

LILLIE MARY CARTER

It comes to me on singing windsAcross the shining, eager sea:It speaks of Truth's omnipotence,Of Love and immortality.

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Omnipresence

ALMENA R. DE PUY

When doubt besets me, then I sing;When fear assails me, then I clingTo God as omnipresent good;And His great presence, understood,Has never failed in calm to bringThe comfort of His shielding wing.