Poems

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God's Reign

JUSTINE DAY HATHAWAY

And still God reigns!His peace abounds for aye,Changeless and sure.
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"Be still"

FRANK SARGENT BARTLETT

Oh , give me wisdom, Lord, that I may knowWhen not to speak, what not to say.

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Shared reflections

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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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A Song of Praise

HENRIETTA MAYER GROSSMAN

To Thee, great Author of the Book of Life,I tune my lays.

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Obedience

EDITH MAE BRISAC

Let me reflect Thy light from day to day;Let me but see the way that I should go;Let me so keep my heart at-one with TheeThat I may see what Thy dear will may be,And, seeing, do as Thou wouldst have me do.
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The Wayside

MARION SUSAN CAMPBELL

I thought I had a stony path;And wearied by my load,I sighed because the enemyHad strewn thorns in the road.
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The Only Wealth

ALICE LIVINGSTON EAGAN

Had I the world, its riches and its fame,Its love, the wisdom of its greatest sage,With all the honor the false senses claim,Ancestral glory down from age to age,

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These books healed me

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on how the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy heal.

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Anthology of classic articles

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From Safety

A safe refuge

Trust in God opens the door to a safe refuge, always available and always at hand.

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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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Truth, Love, Life

KATHARINA SCHWEDER

'T is brought to pass! I am made whole!God's mercy is no stinted dole!He spake, "Let there be light," for thee!My heart, what greater joy wouldst see?
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The Elder Son

AMY CAROLINE THROSSELL

He came; and from afar I heardThe noise of dancing and the din of making merry,And with scorn and pride of heartI spurned the foolishness of those who welcomed him,—The hapless ne'er-do-well,—who came through urgeOf hunger and of thirst, back to his father's dwelling.
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Service

ALICE CARY VICTOR

Give me to serve, dear Lord;Though humble be the task,If it but serveth Thee,'T is all I ask.
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"Rejoice in the Lord alway"

MARIAN J. COBB

In the morning, radiant morning,When Truth's sunlight shines on me,Bright with splendor, warm and tender,Lord, I will rejoice in Thee.
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Fealty

MARION STEWARD

To Thee each knee shall bow, each tongue shall swear!So wrote the prophet in an age gone by;So know we now, to-day, though clanging strifeClaims power in the world through false belief!
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Sunrise

POPE COLLIER

I Saw , in early morning, when the dewWas dripping from the tender bloom of May,And moist-winged birds soft fluttered to the day,The stars grow dim and tremble from the blue,As shadows passed and twilight rosy grew.