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Freedom

DAVID E. ANTHONY

Praise be to God, and blessed be this day When men, released from the despotic sway Of mortal mind and error's thrall, may rise And climb the mount to Truth's own paradise.

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Eternal Sonship

CASSIUS M. LOOMIS

The starlit ether on that memorable nightWas laden with a sweetness and a joyOf life as brilliant as the noonday glare.

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Answers

J. LILIAN VANDEVERE

"Pray , what is friendship?

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Rejoice! Again I say, Rejoice!But not alone with lute and voice;Nay, first know joy dwells in thine heart,For that thou hast in Truth thy part,Then love from out thy heart will glow,And all the world shall surely know,Not by thine anthems or thy creeds,Nor by thy words, but by thy deeds,Which testimony true affordThat thou hast been with Christ the Lord.

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God's Works

GEORGE H. BURCHARD

The works of God beyond compare are great;Not merely mountain huge, and glacier stream,And stars, and sun with golden morning beam,—Although with joy these things we contemplate,Since all that truly is, Mind doth create,—But rather doth the Lord most gracious seemBecause His hand hath made the earth to teemWith blessings fitted to our needy state.

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The Pilot

GERTRUDE RING HOMANS

"When Love is at the helm of thought,"*Securely moves the ship;The filling sails of impulse caught,The staying ropes and rigging taut,And songs upon each lip.

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A Song in the Night

VERNE E. TAYLOR

"It is so dark," I said, "I cannot sing;In such a gloom I have no heart for song.

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Gratitude

MINNA MATHISON

A noble friend I had, who richly pouredGifts, favors, gold upon me; and I throveIn all my ways.

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The Day of Peace

THOMAS SPEED MOSBY

'Tis coming yet, though dimly seenBeyond the clouds where cannon roar—A day shall know no more rapine,And war's rude note be heard no more.

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Hymn of Praise

EDGAR NEWGASS

O UNIVERSAL Love, though far we stray,Uncomforted and sad, from thy clear way,Thou followest to soothe who are in pain,And make them whole, and lead them home again.