Poems

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"The beauty of holiness"

JAMES PALMER SNELLING

Dear God, how glorious is Thy nameThrough all the earth and sea and sky! The wondrous heavens, Thy handiwork, The moon and stars Thou hast ordained, All, all are telling Thy great love To man, made in Thy likeness pure.
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Watching

KATE HOOKS FULLER

I am waiting, O my Father,For Thy thoughts to come to me.

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A spiritual approach to healthcare

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on a spiritual approach to healthcare.

From Pregnancy and childbirth

For expectant mothers

The more fully we accept the spiritual nature of birth, the more effortlessly we can demonstrate that nothing has occurred from which one needs to recover.

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Love's Recompense

MARJORIE N. BUFFUM

I never smelt the woods so sweet,I never saw the birds so fleet,Until I stooped and washed the feetOf a weary brother of mine.

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The Awakening

LUCIE HASKELL HILL

First came the hungriness:The costly foods and wines which had been his,So long as he had wherewithal to pay,Were now denied him; and the tasteless husks,Left by the swine which he was set to tend,He dared not take to still the hunger-pang.
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Child of God

HATTY MAY NASH

Hark, child of God!This babbling mortal is not thy true self,The image pure of Love!
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The Light of Life

HETTIE L. ANDERSON

When a man shall come in his journeyTo the mythical threescore and ten,Should he yield consent to a mortal lawThat would limit the lives of men?

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Changing your world

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series—and discover how your prayers can make a difference in the world.

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Mary Baker Eddy: Her enduring discovery

Listen to this inspiring collection of articles or download the audio.

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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From Conquering hate, enthroning peace

Love's triumph over hate

How can we love when others hate? Prayerful turning to God, divine Love, with the earnest desire to express His qualities under all circumstances will give us strength and ability to do right.

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An Open Door

MARIAN J. COBB

An open door into the treasure house of Truth,God hath before thee set;Thou shalt go in and out, and gather priceless pearlsTo pay the world's great debt.
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Revelation

ALICE JACQUELINE SHAW

Give me, O God, the strength to standUpon the hill of Calvary,And watch the temple's veil be rent,In silence giving praise to Thee.
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Gethsemane

AMY DOROTHEA DAVISON

His cup was bitter.
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My Gift

BELLE MARGARET WOOD

From secret faults, Lord, cleanse Thou me.
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Immanuel—"God with us"

VERNE E. TAYLOR

Groweth the journey toilsome?
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Illuminated Manuscript

ELIZABETH HAYWARD GARDNER

Give me the outlook free and highOf glowing sun, of arching sky,Of soaring bird on lifted wing,Of every laughing, dancing thing,From pattering drops to waving grain,From sky to earth, and back again.