Poems

The Burning Bush

MARGARET ASHMUN

When Moses saw the burning bush,He turned aside from where he went,Alone amid the desert's hush,With that white flame that flared unspent.

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For peace—the fruit of knowing Thee as All,As Life divine, which never dies,As Truth, which frees from mortal lies,As Love, sublime, which satisfiesAnd lifts us high above the world of strife,Which stills our sorrow, pain, despair,Eliminates all anxious care,And guides our feet from evil's snare;For peace, the fruit of Truth and Love and Life,O Thou almighty One above,Accept our gratitude and love!

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"When the morning stars sang together"

LEAFFA LAURA C. RANDALL

"When the morning stars sang together,"Man was there, shouting for joy,Beholding with gladness God's creation,Forever unfolding,Governed by Love,And held in Mind eternal.

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Lord, Is It I?

RITA BERMAN

They that did sit and eat with Jesus thereOn that sad passover in distant timeWere such as I and all who sojourn here—Eager like Peter, or like Philip groping;Like Thomas doubting; vain like James and JohnOnce long before, thinking he 'd favor them above the rest.

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New Year Greeting

JOHN RANDALL DUNN

Happy New Year, friend of mine!May its days with love o'erflow,Blessing, healing, thee and thine.

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My Father's Business

MARY K. YOUNG

Keep me about Thy business, Lord,That I may ever seeWithin the humblest, lowliest taskSomething to do for Thee.

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Holidays

OTTILIE FLEER

HOLIDAYS are holy days, Full of gratitude and praise—

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Illumination

EMMA S. OLIVER

BRIGHT star! Illuminating star! May it shine clear across the gloom, Cleaving the night of dismal fears, Pointing the way to Truth sublime,— Eternal Truth,— And glorious, endless day.

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Temples

LUCIE HASKELL HILL

WITHIN the fragrant groves of Lebanon, The skilled Sidonians hewed the cedar trees, Fashioned the wood in fretwork, flower, and frieze, Until each heaven-inspired device was done.