Poems

"This church . . . is a branch of The Mother Church"

JANIE FLEMING LAWRIE

How sweetly falls the message thereOf Mother-love and tender care,Of guiding thought and leading hand,Of law that is but God's demand.

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Victory

CONSTANCE DAVIS GUNDELFINGER

Dear God, Thy love surrounds me even here,Right where I stand, though heavy seems the press.

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Stand Fast

RUBY P. MEADE

Though mortal mind would whisperThat there's room for doubt and fear,That the truth has not been proved,That our God is not so near—

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Sunday School Hour

GLADYS MURRAY RICHARDS

Oh, may this hour hallowed be,When we may feel so close to TheeWe lose earth's barren, empty waste,And heaven's peace and glory taste.

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Prayer

MAUDE RICE SKINNER

Dear Father,in the lightof Thy unclouded day,enable me to do Thy willin Thine own way.

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How tranquilly are Mind's ideas expressed:The placid river flowing to the sea;The quiet majesty of dawn; the treeLifting its grateful branches to the sun;The hush at eventide as, one by one,The starry host with solemn heraldryEnrobes the night with grandeur, silently—Their calm response to His divine behest!