Poems

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Joseph

FREDERICK STARR CAMPBELL

I owe thee debt, brother of bygone age,For brave example, shining yet to speedMe on.

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Safe

EMILY RUMSEY DICKENSON

Sheltered by Love divine,Strongest protection mineUnder His shade.

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Our Hand in His

HELEN NEWHALL WINCHESTER

The breath of hope envelops us,When we have done our bestTo right a wrong,To love a friend—Sweet hope within the breast!

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Protection

ELENORA E. PIKE

Where thou goest, Love will lead thee,Where thou walkest, Love will guide;If thou hunger, Love will feed thee;Love is ever at thy side.

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He worshiped God!Three times each dayLike Daniel he kneltIn humble, earnest prayer;Nay, not alone on bended knee,But e'en throughout his waking hoursHis thought was filled with gratitude—With gratitude and praise and glory songsTo his creator!And in humility for growth in grace he prayedTo worship more:He worshiped God!

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Prayer at Twilight

LUCILLE TINNIN

'T is not for earthly things I pray,My Father-Mother God, to Thee;But that I may from day to day,More righteous, more courageous be;

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The Voice of God

ELLA A. STONE

God speaks to us in myriad ways,—In little things that fill our days,In loving glance from kindly eyes,And words that help us to be wise.

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Our Song*

FLORENCE A. HOUDLETTE

Hark! I hear adown the ages—Like the chime-bells ringing clear,Erstwhile heard by pilgrims, sages,Or foretold by prophet, seer—

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Demonstration

LOUISE MC KEE HIBBS

To prove my unity with God,My thought must lowly be,Giving all power to Him alone,In true humility.

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"Peace I give unto you"

ELIZABETH HAYWARD GARDNER

And at the last—peace!When Jesus knew that now his hour was comeWhen he should leave the friends of those three yearsOf ministry, and walk with them no more,He sought of all his store the tend'rest giftTo bless each one and all.