Poems

Obeying and Giving

When first he saw made manifestThat by obedience man is blest,Yussuf Ben Orem also sawOne more requirement in God's law:Obedience lights the altar fires,Yet sacrifice the law requires.

Light

The morning breaks, athrill with life and light,The whole creation sings in rhythm right,While joy exultant cries, in upward flight,Love is supreme.

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A spiritual approach to mental health

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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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Uplifted Desire

Infinite and only One, existingIn eternal harmony,Grant us grace and strength in liftingFainting hearts and hands to Thee;Catching truer, clearer glimpsesOf Thy pure reality.

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"Be still, and know"

"Be still, and know" that angels guardWhile clouds of sense obstruct the way,And ever and anon rejoiceAnd work and watch till dawns the day.

Awakening

Sunrise and glowing sky,My heart at rest;Beauty and Love divine,—These are the best!

Hymn to Columbia

O Loved Columbia! If perchanceThy love for peace and right,Through the fell stress of circumstanceShall yield to war and night;Though on thy gracious face the smileShall for the moment cease,Yet may thy greatness in brief whileCompel enduring peace!

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Anthology of classic articles III

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A spiritual approach to healthcare

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From Church

The demand for church

I like to think of each church that grows up in a community as that community's answered prayer for the presence of the saving Christ—the message of God's love for humanity.

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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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"He is risen!"

Who shall roll us away the stone?

Love's Bounty

Love maketh all things new,—Oh, let my heart rejoice;Let me give thanks in word and songWith glad, uplifted voice.

"That they go forward"

Upon thy journey to the promised landOf everlasting harmony and joy,Do the pursuing mortal thoughts annoy,And dost thou falter at the Red Sea's strand?

"He that keepeth Israel"

I asked God just to let me watch one nightWith love o'er all the world in peaceful prayer.

Giving

So live that when the call doth comeTo help some one in need,Thou'lt answer with a joyous heart,With open hand and eager feet.

From Cross to Crown

Waymark of victory, triumph white,Pillared with beauty and domed with light.