Poems

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"Where no fear was"

GWENDOLYN THOMAS

Father, all through the dreary night men callTo Thee from earth's wild phantom plains of woe!I pray for one, yet Thou in truth dost knowThy little ones, and brooding over all,Dost cherish them.
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Truth

ROBERT E. KEY

There is a light—in heaven held supreme—Which day or night in luster shines the same.

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A spiritual approach to mental health

Listen to this Sentinel Watch series on mental health—and find hope, even healing.

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 Rebuke

SAMUEL JOHNSTONE MACDONALD

Beneath the sycamore's deep shadeRetreat each day Kohela made,That, free of earth's discordant din,God's harmony might reign within.

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"Ever with me"

ADELA V. SCRIMGEOUR

I lay upon a hillside cold and bare;I had no friends, no home, no means to live,When on my dull ears struck a voice divine,"Son, thou art ever with me; all is thine.
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Guidance

FRANCES THOMPSON HILL

O wondrous peace of Love divine,My heart doth sing thy song sublime!Love's gentle presence bringeth joyThat doth all sense of grief destroy.
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Freedom

SAMUEL JOHNSTONE MACDONALD

An ant was toiling patientlyFrom twining cords to struggle free.

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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 Place

"The secret place of the most High"

We learn in Christian Science that God is infinite Truth, Life, and Love and that He imparts to His creation only that which is completely beneficial.

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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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Poem

Harmony

LAURA GERAHTY

Oh, for a broader love, that clasps a whileBoth friend and seeming enemy in one embrace;That sees the true reflection of God's smile 'Neath earth's cold frown in every brother's face!
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Immanuel

SAMUEL JOHNSTONE MACDONALD

Yussuf Ben Orem sat one dayWithin the gate where trade held sway,And one, a merchant, came to himAnd spake: "O Master, day grows dim;Withdraw, I pray, with me apart,Far from the buzz of babbling mart,Where I may speak and thou may'st hearWords only meant for thine own ear.
Poem

Art More a Man?

CHARLES C. SANDELIN

Art more a man when thou art lade with rustOf envied wealth and puffed with vaunted power?
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"Awake thou that sleepest"

J. BALFOUR ELLIS

We seek no flashing light that gleameth far away,Piercing the shrouding night with transient ray;Called out of sleep, Father, we pray to TheeThat Truth's unclouded sun may light our way.
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The Guiding Light

MINNA MATHISON

Oh, let not seeming lure usTo leave the charted way;Let wisdom still adjure usWith precepts day by day.
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Pinions

GERTRUDE RING HOMANS

Rest in fullest measure,Wait upon the Lord;Soon 'twill be His pleasureTo fulfil His word;Then will Truth dawn faster.