Poems

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Communion

AGNES FLORIDA CHALMERS

A quiet hour at dawn of prayer and light;A day alone with Truth amid earth's throng;A silent song of triumph in the night,—Such sweet communion hours to heaven belong.
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"Songs of deliverance"

M. ROSAMOND WATSON

Glad hymns of praise from out a dungeon's depth Burst prison bars long centuries ago, And proved the might of Mind's omnipotence, The right of joy to cast out seeming woe.

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A spiritual approach to mental health

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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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Thine and Mine

WARREN C. KLKIN

Amid the clamor of the day, In common walk or solitude, An inward song a soft prelude Enjoins, then drives all care away.

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The Healer

RUTH INGRAHAM

To him who failed, one came in duty stern,Reproaching and admonishing by turn,And swift resentment caused thereby to burn.
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Into the Light

IDA F. W. FOSTER

The way seems dark, my Father;Cloud upon cloud seems drifting slowly o'er my headAnd loud the thunders roar about me;When lo! above these clouds of fear I see Thee stand,And hear Thee say, in voice of sweet command,"Fear not," and, "Take my hand.
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Cheerfulness

HON. CLARENCE A. BUSKIRK

Our lives are in keeping of Love divine,—What need to be downcast and fearful?

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Anthology of classic articles II

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From Conquering hate, enthroning peace

Love's triumph over hate

How can we love when others hate? Prayerful turning to God, divine Love, with the earnest desire to express His qualities under all circumstances will give us strength and ability to do right.

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From Pregnancy and childbirth

For expectant mothers

The more fully we accept the spiritual nature of birth, the more effortlessly we can demonstrate that nothing has occurred from which one needs to recover.

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Love's Way

LAURA GERAHTY

Speak kindly.
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When Love Sways

CHARLES C. SANDELIN

Soft breezes stir, and lo! the solemn dellAwakens as to being: to and froIts mute inhabitants do lightly blow,And may perchance a tale of gladness tell.
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All for Thee!

EDWARD FREIBERGER

When night to morning's beams gives way.
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Summer Rain

ELIZABETH EARL JONES

Oh , the smell of summer rainAs it patters down the dust!And, oh, the thoughts that come againOf verdant hope and vanquished pain,Like fragrance rising from earth's crust,Subdued and wet by summer rain!Who could cherish doubt and fear,When through lattice pink and whiteOf blossoming trees, blue skies appear?
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Arising at Dawn

LAURA GERAHTY

A little burden traveled through the air,And as it flew from troubled heart to heart,It grew and magnified each little careWhich mortal thought had made of it a part.
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The Test

HAROLD SUSMAN

Were actions weighed within a scaleBy Truth, oh, which would beThe proofs that Christ with joy would hail,Of Christianity?