Poems

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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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Changing your world

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

From Freedom from addiction

LOST AND FOUND

I saw that in order to find my life, I had to first lose it—that is, lose all sense of life as material.

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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.
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A City Set upon an Hill

IVA B. LINEBARGER

Fair city set upon an hill!Thy healing light cannot be hid!A beacon in a darkened world,Performing deeds the Master did.
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Had I the Mind of Christ

E. JEWEL ROBINSON

Had I the Mind of Christ,How changed the world would be!No longer then would sin or fearWithin my heart strange phantoms rear;But I would feel Love's presence near,Had I the Mind of Christ.

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A spiritual perspective on politics

We've gathered a variety of guests for this series, each with wonderful spiritual insights and proof that these spiritual ideas are effective—even for something that looms large, like politics.

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Anthology of classic articles II

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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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From Living the Lord's Prayer

'OUR FATHER ...'

The Lord's Prayer sparks the recognition that divine Love is always with us.

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Songs in the Night

MAMIE T. JOHNSON

When purple shadows deepen in the vale,And twilight darkens into dusky night,When earthborn mists envelop hill and dale,Oh, let my thought in song take upward flight.
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Hope

FREDERICK STARR CAMPBELL

The steadfast anchor holds your ship, wind-swept,Wave-tossed, unswerved from its appointed placeThrough the long tempest's night, till welcome mornBreaks on the untroubled sea.
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Companionship

HERSCHEL P. NUNN

What would I ask of Thee in prayer that ceases not,O Love divine?
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Christ-Healing

RAY G. BROWN

O Thou who hearest ere we call,     Wilt heed the pray'r of my desire;In loving mercy over all,     Wilt chasten as with cleansing fire,—     Wilt chasten as with fire!
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Protection

GERTRUDE ELIZABETH SIMMINS

I heard an angel singing in the night,—The night of doubt, confusion, and dismay:Fear not! Thy God is with thee; thou art His.
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Give Me an Understanding Heart

BERNICE MADELINE WELLS

Give me an understanding heart,O Lord,—this is my prayer;Thy healing strength would I impart,To ease earth's weary care;Clasp Thy kind hand,And understand;Ah—this my prayer.