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Onward!

MINNY M. H. AYERS

He healed the sick, the hungry fed;He stilled the tempest, raised the dead—Faced evil's vengeance, calm and brave;Nor tried at last himself to save,—Because he knew!

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Service

MAY SMITH DEAN

A SILENT voice bids me be strong,With strength which cometh only from the Lord!

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Love's Daily Miracle

KATHERINE ENGLISH

SEE! Here is Life, Here is Truth, Here is Love! Bread enough, Joy enough, and to spare! Lift up thine eyes and bless And break and share!

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Trust

MILDRED EDWARDS GREENMAN

When clouds of sense seem dark and drear,And error fain my sight would dim,I turn to God and know no fear,Since I have learned to trust in Him.

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God's Perfect Day

FLORENCE GERTRUDE INGWERSEN

Oh , fill our hearts with thoughts of TheeThat we may know, where'er we be,That God is Love, and come what may,Each day is God's own perfect day.

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My Prayer

CLARA F. INGALLS

To be content with God's unfolding plan; to hope, to trust, and some day understand: nor doubt, nor fear, the while it seems obscure, His willingness to guide and guard and reassure—

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Simplicity

MATTIE E. SIMPSON

How simple are the ways of love,A smile, a kindly word, a touch;Love speaks through us in simple ways;We do not need to know so much.

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The world outside, with flare and trumpet calling,I do not hear;The voice of garish life, on closed ears falling,No longer dear,Dies in this solitude;And deepest gratitudeFor God's infinitudeHas vanquished fear.

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Christmas

KATHRINE SCOBEY PUTNAM

Star-gleam and angel chorusAt midnight's awesome hour,Self hushed and spirit wakingTo welcome heaven's dower—So learned the humble shepherdsOf Truth's eternal power;So we may find and prove itA stronghold and a tower.